"Alright, that's it for today, meeting adjourned," declared Claude, prompting a sigh of relief from the executives who quickly rose to leave.
"They seem quite frightened," Adrian remarked half-jokingly after everyone had left. Throughout the meeting, he had been mostly silent, allowing Claude to handle the majority of discussions, adjustments, and criticisms, no wonder it always seemed as if he was being sidelined.
"Most of them are just putting on an act," Claude said nonchalantly, waving his hand, "The pressure I put on them isn't that much. They just want to show they are working hard. You need to be able to tell who the real workers are."
"That's fine, with you here, I don't need to worry about much," Adrian spread his hands, looking quite pleased with himself.
"You rascal..." Claude glanced at him disapprovingly, though he probably felt a bit proud deep inside.
