Amanda’s laughter grabbed his attention.
She clapped theatrically, saying, “Look at that. Even at this stage, he’s still pretending to be important.”
The manager looked back at Adrian, realisation dawning on him.
“That's true. How could this bastard know Mr Lowry? He must have heard the name mentioned earlier and thought to scare me with it,” he thought with conviction.
He sneered at Adrian, “How dare you throw that name around? You are truly courting death!”
“Says the man who's already knee-deep in his grave,” Adrian responded caustically.
“Brag. Brag all you want.” He pulled out his phone. “Just wait until I…”
The sound of a car screeching to a stop outside stopped him.
His jaw slackened as he saw the man who stepped out of the car.
“Mr…Mr Lowry?” he stammered as his phone slipp
