Katherine waited until James stopped hovering near the doorway, unsure if he should leave or sit beside her. She watched him—observing, calculating. He was too kind, too honest, too easy to read.
But also… useful.
“James,” she said suddenly.
He straightened immediately. “Yes?”
“I need information.”
His brows lifted. “About what?”
“The current market situation,” she said calmly, as if discussing the weather.
James blinked. “The… stock market?”
“Yes.”
Her tone left no room for doubt.
He approached her slowly. “Do you invest?”
Katherine held his gaze. “I survive.”
James didn’t know what that meant, but the sharpness in her voice made his heart squeeze.
“A-Alright,” he said, recovering quickly. “What do you want to know?”
“Which companies are fluctuating today? Any major announcements expected? Any rumors about sudden jumps?”
James hesitated.
*This woman woke up five minutes ago and she wants stock market analysis?*
Still, he answered.
“There’s been some buzz around Apex Technologies. Their quarterly report is scheduled for tomorrow. No one knows whether it’ll be good or bad.”
Katherine’s fingers curled slightly.
*The novel timeline matches perfectly.*
Tomorrow was the chapter where Apex Technologies shocked the entire world with a breakthrough product line—raising their stock price more than tenfold within hours.
Every character in the novel regretted not investing earlier.
But Katherine wasn’t a character.
She was an intruder.
One with knowledge worth billions.
She looked up, eyes steady. “I need capital.”
James blinked. “Capital?”
“Money,” she clarified.
“How… how much?”
“Everything you can give me right now.”
The air stilled.
James stared at her, unsure whether she was joking. Katherine looked back with an expression so calm, so serious, that he felt foolish even doubting her.
“Why?” he whispered.
“I want to buy shares of Apex Technologies.”
James’s mouth opened slightly in surprise. “Apex? Miss, most people are avoiding it because the report is unpredictable. It’s too risky.”
“Risky for them,” she corrected. “Not for me.”
James looked conflicted.
Katherine leaned back slightly. “I’ll return the money by tomorrow.”
“Tomorrow?” James repeated, stunned.
“With interest,” she added casually.
James couldn’t help it—he laughed softly, shaking his head as he ran a hand through his hair.
“You talk like you already know the future.”
Katherine didn’t smile. “I do.”
Her calm confidence sent a shiver through him.
Still… something in James whispered to trust her. Maybe because she didn’t look like someone who lied. Or maybe because she didn’t beg—she *stated*.
But then—
“How will you even invest?” James asked gently. “You don’t have a phone, ID, or account. I can’t hand you cash without a way to—”
“Give me your phone,” Katherine said simply.
James blinked. “My… phone?”
“Yes.”
“Why?”
“I need to create an account. Yours. I’ll buy the shares under your name.”
“Mine?” he repeated, shocked.
“You’ll have the profits,” she said. “You’re the investor. I’m just borrowing the tool.”
James stared at her like she was unreal.
Beautiful, mysterious, fearless.
A woman who had no family, no home… but somehow had the certainty of someone who controlled her destiny.
He hesitated.
Katherine looked directly into his eyes, steady and unblinking.
“James Walker,” she said quietly, “trust me. Just this once.”
His heart skipped.
Slowly… he handed her his phone.
“Alright,” he whispered. “Do what you need to do.”
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