Adam arched an eyebrow at Mr Durmont, while the latter searched Adam's face for any sign of fear, after all, he had dared to challenge a pauper who was out claiming what he clearly wasn't, Unlike Mr Durmont, Adam was unfazed by his dare, he had nothing to prove to the man, but if push came to shove, then he'd gladly oblige the man and put him in his place while at it. Shaking his head, he focused his gaze intently on the man, with his eyebrows still arched as he replied with a voice that was on the edge,“Are you sure you want to challenge me?! Are you up for whatever comes with it?”He was giving the man a way out, but the proud man saw it as Adam's way of covering out and so he burst out in loud laughter that boded on mockery, and as he laughed, the other patrons hesitantly joined in, as their eyes kept darting between Adam and Mr Durmont. Propelled by their laughter, the man sneered and equally raised his brows at Adam,“I take it you're scared or something! You clearly do not hav
“We don't have all day Mr Adam, don't keep us all waiting" Mr Durmont sneered and everyone was in agreement as they also sneered at Adam, “The more time you waste, the more it gets harder for you to prove your innocence" he air-quoted the word as he looked at Adam.With a shake of his head, Adam stretched his hand with the card to Mr Durmont,"Since you claim you're a VIP at this bank, then here” he handed the card over, while Mr Durmont dragged it with no hesitation, “look it over and see if its…” he trailed and said nothing more, waiting for Mr Durmont's feedback, who still had a sneer on his face while perusing the card. Mr Durmont couldn't figure the card out, but he was certain Adam was only calling their bluff, and so he turned to gaze at the bank employee,“Where's your manager?" He inquired and the young lady shrugged as she replied,"He's quite a busy man, and he's currently not on seat” she supplied while still looking at Adam. Mr Durmont waved her reply away, “Well, then
Mr Durmont couldn't process what the vice manager was saying, he was too stubborn to, and he stared at Adam who was smirking, and back at the Vice manager, trying to make sense of what the man had spoken. The words 'Multiple accounts, billions’ kept running through his mind and he cast an observatory glance at Adam, Adam surely didn't look like one who had money not to talk of being rich, the theory was absurd to him,As he lifted his head, his eyes came in contact with Adam who smirked and tilted his head to the side,“I believe you have a bargain to fulfil Mr Durmont, the word keeper" Adam taunted, and the man reddened further, “It's time to honour your word as I have honoured mine” he went on, not minding the tomato-faced man that was Mr Durmont, Despite the evidence and the vice manager's words, Mr Durmont was too stubborn to buy it, and even though he was embarrassed, he wasn't going to let Adam have the last laugh, he faltered a little on his feet as he glared at the Vice m
Logan, Louisa's brother watched the incident with all the glee in his heart, although he chose to stay hidden. Hearing of how Adam had single-handedly beaten people up and also seeing it with his eyes had given him a sense of foreboding, and so he chose to not expose himself but wished Adam ill from afar.He wasn't a staff as he couldn't dare dream of owning an account in the prestigious bank, things weren't entirely rosy for Williams, his brother-in-law, but he had managed to get him the job as an ordinary clerk, the job and the thought of it constantly creeped Logan out. Far ahead the bank's vice manager was still struggling with himself, on one hand, he had a mob to please, on the other hand, the one individual that was being attacked could trump each of their accounts. Mr Durmont could see the struggle on the man's face, and intensified his threat further,“We would be forced to involve the authorities if you do not do as we've requested", he declared with his nose in the air,
The room fell silent, with people looking at each other and back at Adam, a middle-aged woman who had a gleam in her eyes came forward and jabbed a finger at Adam,“It's true, I heard someone say it and they were so sure of what they said! He's a criminal who escaped prison!" Whispers quickly erupted amongst the crowd as they looked at Adam with varying disdain and sneers, At the stranger’s mention, everyone turned their eyes on him with questions and hatred in their eyes, causing Adam to sigh and try to subtly survey the crowd,It was only someone who knew him who could possibly say that, but unfortunately, he couldn't see the culprit as Logan had purposely said it to the hearing of a few people he suspected to have loud mouths.Mr Durmont was undoubtedly smug as he sneered at him,“Haha!!! It's obvious you're a criminal. You already look and act like one! Only a fool would have believed your tales!” he exclaimed, then turned to the vice manager,“What are we waiting for?! Let's ge
“Hello Adam,” the man exclaimed with a beaming face, walking towards Adam, his bodyguards walking right behind him,“You're the last person I would expect to meet here this fine morning.”Adam shifted his weight to another foot, feeling of relief slightly cutting across his skin. He recognized Jordan and knew that Jordan could aid in expanding his argument about being a member of the bank.“Mr Jordan,” Adam gasped, breathing out his exhaustion. “I am more than pleased to meet you here,” he was holding back his facial expressions, to hide the discomfort he was subjected to in the past minutes.The crowds’ inquisitive gaze was stuck on at Adam as they engraved their gaze at him, expectantly waiting to see how things unfold.Mr Durmont, was consistently fuelling the Vice Manager towards getting Adam Arrested for being a criminal.The tired manager traced his dull gaze from Mr. Jordan to Adam and back again to Mr. Jordan.“You two know each other?” He asked Jordan, with a glint of hope in
“Please sir,” the vice manager pleaded on behalf of Elizabeth. “She is a young breadwinner, helping her poor family and she is the only source of hope they have,"Adam and Jordan exchanged glances and burst into laughter,“Wait a minute, she is from a wretched background and would have the guts to speak in such a gross manner to me?” Jordan asked with a surprised glance at the Vice manager.“Can you call her in?” he demanded. “I need to see what she looks like,The vice manager rang up the secretary and she sent up Elizabeth, who walked into the office, shivering,Jordan's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets, as he stared at her with mouth agape, “You? Elizabeth?” He turned to the Vice manager. “I was her surety for this job. When the board demanded a surety for her, I stood for her. So it is you who engineered the embarrassment that Adam Sander endured today?”She started to shake her head and then nodded, tears gathering in her eyes. Her face was beginning to lose its colour,
The sonorous sound of the afternoon breeze filled Adam's ears as he walked out of the Haman Hale bank, feeling a little lightened as he walked out, his mood gradually swaying back to his normal self as he tried to push aside the terrific events that occurred earlier.He was trying to be hasty in his steps as he walked through the street, down to a point where he could pick a taxi, he needed to check on Amber before his trip to thr exhibition,It was going to be a long day but the better half of it has been graciously given to the bank, not on his will.His loops curled up in a sneer as he remembered in a flash the hoarse voice of the lady whose name was Elizabeth and the accusatory voice of the pot bellied mad who was called Mr.Durmont,“Funny humans…” he mumbled through clenched teeth and a stifled smile.A taxi pulled up in front of him and the driver poked his head out.“Do you need a ride, Sire?” He asked, flashing his brown teeth and his hairy nostrils,Adam was taken aback, as h