6:20 PM, same day...
Adrian called Hank's number for the third time.
"Hank you're beginning to piss me off." Adrian's distorted face was brimming with repressed ire. "It's been almost an hour and I'm yet to get any feedback on our scheduled meeting with the so-called Lucas. What the hell is happening?"
"Sir, I've been trying to call him for the past two hours." Hank's slightly anxious voice echoed from the other end. "He told me he would get back to me the last time we spoke but he never did. I don't know what is happening right now. His phone is switched off and there is no way I can contact him. I would have gone to the restaurant to check up on him but that could put him in real trouble."
"Never mind!" Adrian said dismissively. "Do not contact him again. If he reaches out to you later on cancel the meeting."
"Yes..."
