I put my hand on Elain's shoulder. "Thank you, Elain. Not to worry; I'll handle this." I told her, even though I wasn't sure myself, that I could do something about Richard and Kevin this time. I was unprepared for this step.
I found the inspectors in my office when I entered, and they looked at me, surprised, perhaps with a little fear. I crossed my arms around my chest.
"Welcome to my boutique, gentlemen. May I help you with anything?" I asked. One of them looked at the others and turned to me. However, seeing the difference between our physical build scared him a lot.
"Mr Fred, we are sent here by the tax office, and we need to investigate a matter. We received a complaint from a few of your customers who turned to the Alpha. Therefore, he requested us to come here and investigate yo
