“Good to see you again,” he said to me, shaking my hand firmly. Then he turned to Hank, “Mr. Hank, I presume?”

“Yes, but who—” Hank started but was cut off by Randall’s introduction.

“Randall Knox, Lakeside Investment Group. We recently acquired the majority shares of Bennett & Sons from an anonymous seller.” He glanced at me with a knowing smile.

Hank’s face went ashen, his mind racing to catch up with the revelation. “But that’s impossible,” he stammered, his eyes darting between us.