Twenty Fifth Chapter

5th Avenue, just a hundred meters is the Central Park.

Out of the car.

"Its nearing completion. Esme, have you been in NY many times before?" He cannot not ask because a building already standing tall yet they only in NY few dozens of hours.

"Yes. Although I am a woman in my family, both sides, because of my...intelligence, i get to do what i want to do and go where i want to go." She expressed.

"But?" John know there's always a BUT.

"I have to contribute for the family. In business and science. But..they can't control me. No one can control me. Once, Uncle Franz wants me to marry a Hungarian noble, hey, he is now not gonna walk for the rest of his life, fell off his horse. Poor hapless lad. So, John de Vere, be careful, someday, you might fall off your horse or the chandelier above your bed gets loose." She winks and turns back and enters the building currently getting facial done.

John did not move, his brain, lets call it brain, yeah, registering the information it just received.

"Dang it! Beautiful and smart women are psychos!!! So, you my dear readers, pro tip number two, choose a bit stupid girl and not so beautiful, she wont murder you. Okay? okay. Good. Believe me, imma lawyer. Was. Back to story."

John follows Esme willingly cause he is a simp.

"Its a great spot for a bank cause it's a business street and home of wealthy New Yorkers." As a 2023 dude, he knows how much wealth in 5th Avenue.

"That's right, in the future, more and more business comes in the avenue, they will look for a bank. Theres also the Central Park. Offers a great attraction." Esme picks her hat off and begins fanning it to her face. Poor ventilation still. The 7 story building is getting done.

"I agree. Esme, you can offer then loans to hopeful businesses in the area." John said.

"I am already talking to them. But Rockefeller, Morgan, DuPont even the Carnegie's, Stanley and other banks have long rooted in New York. I need to establish credibility."

"Your name is your credibility." John telling the truth.

"I am the credibility. This is America, my love, all the untapped resources, the rising population, the vast uncharted territories, the new world will overtake the old world, i already seen it. My love, I am here to muddy the already murky and muddy water." Esme's eyes sparkles with longing.

"Muddy the already muddy and murky waters. hah! This is so like you, a troublemaker. Then offer lower interest rate for loans and higher interest rates for deposits. Then offer those small business micro-loans."

"Micro-loans?"

"Small loans for quick payments. No collateral. Just hire a bunch of thugs to collect the loan." He recites how banks makes money in the future.

"John..i want to believe now that you're from 2023. Your business model is profitable...very profitable."

"Hey. I'm smart too. Street smart."

(Nope! He is just dumb lucky guy that got 2nd chance in life and got allverse gifts. Nothing special, just author's plot armor!)

When the site inspection is done, the two ready to leave when John and Esme thought that the day is young.

"Let's go for a walk?" Esme meant the central park who still not so green. The park is just taking shape. New York City is just making it an attraction.

"Might as well. We can talk about our past as we walk."

"The present and the future." John threw some cheeky words.

Esme chuckles.

John offers his hand. Esme smiles and holds his hand.

Wherever they went that afternoon, they received envious and admiring gazes.

Unfortunately, John did not score another kiss after the date and after their dinner in her suite. 

Many days later. 

John already registered an Export and Import Company. Paid all the licenses and all the papers. His money quickly bottoming out and he still got no proper distribution routes. But he is chill. He knows his goods will sell. Slowly but surely is his motto. Why? He is busy dating Esme. 

In a 5 story office building in 5th Ave, just less than 200 meters from Esme's bank.

"De Vere Global Trading." Is what the signage says on the face of the building.

John slams 30k usd to the building owner to buy the land and building. Sadly, he was too cocky and got denied. Thus, he only bought the right to use the 3rd floor. It was a lesson learned that there are still people not under the plot armor of the author.

"Bruno, send the next one in." John loudly said from his office. While Bruno stands at his door like a security guard.

"Next."

"Thank you."

"Music off."

"Music Off."

He just listened to Alesana.

He just discovered this hidden function of Sky.

Remember?

Skynet have all its data in her own universe? That also means music. Arts. Everything. He got everything from 1912 to the future of time travel and space travel.

So if he really wants, John can shape the Earth to his own image. Thankfully he is just interviewing job applicants rather conquering the world and sport a cool mustache.

The next applicant knocked twice.

Knock knock.

(Obvious! Already said knock twice then Knock Knock. Bright!)

(See you next chapter guys and girls and what ever in the middle. Ciao!)