"But I paid for it, Mr. Austin!" Mr. Jude yelled across the room, desperation and frustration almost making him feel that he was slowly but surely weighed down by the weight of his actions.
"Yes, you did," answered Mr. Austin calmly, his voice unruffled and testifying to the unflinching firmness of his resolve, "but I am not shutting down that company in good conscience without just cause, without evidence beyond doubt."
Mr. Jude's face turned red from anger, his fury boiling and ready to explode at any instance; he stuttered, "Then get ready to be arrested," the threat hung in the air like a challenge.
Mr. Austin did not bat an eyelid, calm as a millpond, he replied, "Ah, Mr. Jude, you are funny, audacious to the core; you should be getting ready for your arrest because you bribed me t
