Anyway, you are not going to believe me

Adrian placed the black book on the table and tried to open it. But something prevented him or some sort of seal that was placed on top did not allow him to see the content inside the book. He tapped the book on all the corners but nothing happened. It just would not open or even budge a little.

"Max… Otis..." Adrian shouted out aloud and called his assistants near him.

Once they reached him swiftly, he shook the book in front of them and asked them, "Have any of you ever seen my father use this book before? Why is such a dirty book in our library?"

Otis and Max looked at each other as every book in that library were priceless and one of a kind. They were sure that even this book was something at par on that level or else it would have got such a peculiar location in the library.