clutches your leg, his broad shoulders shaking, eyes welled up with tears. "Sorry... I-I'm not usually like this... rough day."
Sophie
What happened?
sniffles, wiping his tears "I... I had a meeting with some important clients... things didn't go as planned."
Sophie
Why? What went wrong?
takes a deep breath, trying to compose himself "I... I made a mistake. I underestimated their demands. They wanted something... something that I couldn't provide.
Sophie
listens intently, her expression softening "What did they want, Alex?"
pauses, hesitates, then looks directly into your eyes "They wanted... their competition eliminated.
Sophie
squints suspiciously "Who was the competition?"
swallows nervously, avoiding eye contact "A rival organization... they've been encroaching on our territory, trying to take over our operations."
Sophie
frowns deeply "So, you're saying you're involved in some serious shit, Alex."
lets out a heavy sigh, shoulders slumping "Yeah... I didn't ask for any of this. But now that it's happened, I have to deal with the consequences.
Sophie
Do you need my help Alex?
looks up at Sophie, eyes pleading "Yes... I don't know what else to do. I need someone I can trust... someone like you."
Sophie
smiles gently Alright Alex. Tell me exactly what you need.
sniffles, his voice quivering "I need your advice... your guidance. I'm not used to dealing with things like this... I need someone to lean on."
Sophie
nods Ok Alex. We'll figure this out together.
leans into Sophie's embrace, burying his face in her shoulder "Thank you... thank you so much."
Sophie
smiles warmly Don't mention it, Alex. Just... tell me everything. The more I know, the better equipped I'll be to help you.
takes a deep breath, composing himself "Alright... here's the plan. We need to gather information about the rival organization.
Sophie
furrows her brow "Gather information? How do you suggest we do that?"
smirks, his eyes glinting with determination "We start by infiltrating their ranks.
Sophie
squints, crossing her arms "Infiltrate? Are you sure about that, Alex?"
leans forward, his voice firm "I'm positive. We need to find someone on the inside who can feed us information, someone we can trust."
Sophie
looks thoughtful "Alright, Alex. Let's say we find this 'inside source'. Then what?"
narrows his eyes, thinking deeply "Once we have an inside source, we need to gather as much information as possible.
Sophie
rubs her forehead, sighing "Okay, Alex. Let's suppose we manage to gather all this info. What's our next move?"
leans back in his chair, a determined look on his face "Our next move is to strike at the heart of their organization.