It was Lucas. He was seething with anger. He stormed into Adrian’s office, his face flushed, and his fists clenched at his sides. Lopez and Adrian both turned to face him, the tension in the room instantly thickening.

“Uncle, I thought we talked about this. You can’t just barge into my office. Save me some respect,” Adrian fired in anger. He was more angry about the interruption to the apologetic speech he had been trying to give to Lopez.

“Respect? You think you deserve one right now?”

Knowing why he was there, he tried to calm himself. That was not the time to engage in unnecessary arguments with him.

“What...