Upon hearing what James just said, Her eyes widened slightly, but she stayed silent, letting him continue.
"If, and only if everything goes exactly as I'm planning, if I can somehow force Cora out of ZSZ, then maybe I'll have leverage. Maybe I'll find something worth handing over to William. Or maybe Lovi will finally pull through and recover what's inside that laptop."
James stopped pacing and turned to face her, his jaw tight. "But right now? Right now, I've got nothing."
At that moment, Emily's voice rose, panic clear in every word. "This is bad, James. This is extremely bad. Do you even hear yourself? If William finds out what's really going on that you're bluffing, that you're just playing games with him he's going to lose it. You know what that means."
James stood by the window, his hand resting on the glass, jaw set tight. He didn't reply immediately, forcing Emily to keep talking.
