"Well, that's it, the meeting is adjourned," Claude announced, and the attending executives breathed a sigh of relief as they quickly got up to leave.
"They looked frightened," said Adrian, sitting at the head of the table, half-jokingly, after everyone had left. Adrian had not spoken much during the entire meeting; aside from necessary topics, it was mostly Claude adjusting, arranging, and criticizing, which was probably why he always seemed to be sidelined.
"Most of them are just pretending," Claude said indifferently, waving his hand. "I didn't put much pressure on them. They just want to act committed to show they are trying hard. You have to distinguish who the real workers are."
"That's okay, with you here, I really don't need to worry about those things." Adrian spread his hands with a look of pride.
"You, you…" Claude glared at him, but deep inside he probably couldn't help feeling a bit proud as well.
