Eric was not far away from where the reporters surrounded Emily. He had decided to join the process of choosing the company to work with for the materials supply. His real goal was to see Emily; after all, she had taken over the project from Kevin. Since the night when she ran away from him, he had not gotten a good excuse to see her.
When he saw the reporters surrounding her, he was intrigued to watch the show. He did not expect to see Emily face the reporters calmly. Maybe it was because Emily had always stayed behind the scene, so he expected her to be anxious because of the sudden change. One must know that a reporter looking for news is like a soldier on the war front. He was not surprised to hear that Gabriel was not her family's trusted subordinate. He had that feeling since Jin mentioned that the Steam they saw was like a front and the actual company was hidden.