Felix Gallagher fell silent. He had fought with Franklin Sutton for over a decade, so he knew the old bastard's personality like the back of his hand. A man as proud and arrogant as him would only act so subservient and respectful in front of someone more powerful than himself! And yet, Joel Xavier was just the manager of an antique shop. Although Apex Collections was doing very well, it was still just an antique shop—and one that had just started out in Aethelgard, at that.
In terms of either power or financial resources, common sense dictated that it couldn't compare to Sutton Jewelry. Yet, for the chairman of Sutton Jewelry to repeatedly lower himself and proactively seek out Joel Xavier—that defied logic, and it certainly didn't fit Franklin Sutton's personality! It had to be something incredibly urgent, very likely a matter of life and death for The Sutton Group! He couldn't imagine anything else that would make Franklin Sutton go to such lengths.
