"Hmph, Basil Jaak, you think going to White Cloud Branch will solve everything? So what if someone helps you? It's just Nat, you've underestimated the power of the Wescott Family!"
Upon receiving news from Adair, Patrick's face soured. He had not expected that someone in East Sea City would actually protect Basil Jaak.
After some thought, Patrick made another phone call.
...
Basil Jaak and Xenia Wendleton sat comfortably in the police car, uncuffed and not at all resembling suspects.
Nat sat in the passenger seat, showing concern, "Mr. Jaak, Miss Wendleton, are you alright? I'm sorry to have startled you. I rushed over immediately after receiving a call from the Secretary, but I didn't expect Adair to make such a spectacle. Hehe, I apologize, it was a slip in my management."
Nat had a bitterness he couldn't express. It wasn't a lapse in his management; it was that he simply had no command over Adair, as there was someone else in the department backing him.
