Too Hard to Handle

Adrian took a deep breath as if he couldn’t believe he had made the wrong decision. I will go to Leeds again and look into the matter,” he said after a brief pause. Alice turned to face him and said, “You already know that the more hurried you are, the more likely you are to make a mistake. Don’t miss a single detail.” Adrian was embarrassed and muttered, “Okay, I understand. This time, I will get to the bottom of it. Otherwise, my reputation will suffer.” “You mean, your reputation of being ‘The number one detective’ in your school?” Alice teased. Adrian blushed as he looked at Alice. His classmates had previously given him that nickname to tease him. He thought it was silly, so he told them never to call him that again. However, the more he protested the more they wanted to joke with him, and eventually even his teachers called him that. Adrian, on the other hand, wondered how Alice knew about it. Alice said with a smile, “To be honest, someone called you that just now on our way her