"It's those two poor scoundrels over there." Mr. Sterling leaned in close to his brother-in-law, his voice high and fawning, like a treacherous court eunuch from a TV drama whispering poison to his master.
"They clearly can't afford the jewelry in your store, yet they're deliberately causing trouble. They're colluding with this employee of yours to brazenly steal jewelry and get kickbacks, showing absolutely no respect for you as the manager. It's a good thing I happened to be here shopping today. Otherwise, who knows how much stuff these scumbags would have hauled out before you even noticed."
After taking credit for his discovery, Mr. Sterling didn't forget to turn and threaten Arabella Donovan and the others. "Didn't see this coming, did you? My brother-in-law just so happened to be out shopping with my cousin today. He was just upstairs and rushed right over the moment I called. Let's see you try to talk your way out of this now!"
