Adrian Desmond realized he was teasing her. The bad-tempered little woman was about to get annoyed, so he simply stopped messing with her and started discussing serious matters.
"I had someone investigate Sabrina Johnson and Frederick Stewart last night. You can't handle them; don't act recklessly," he advised worriedly.
He knew her father-daughter relationship with Dexter Johnson was deep. Back in Abyanabad, she had demanded to return mostly because of Dexter.
Discovering unexpectedly that Dexter Johnson had actually been murdered, Adrian was truly afraid she wouldn't be able to resist impulsively seeking out Sabrina Johnson and her associates.
"I know."
In the traditional hierarchy of scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants, commerce was considered the lowest profession in ancient times. The Johnson Family was once a scholarly family, but with the decline in their numbers, their connections and strength had waned compared to the past.
