Ivan shot Jacob a curious glance before asking Malcolm with confusion, "Mal, what's an older man like you fooling around with a man in his twenties? Isn't this a tad bit inappropriate? Is this man an heir from one of the sects?"
Ivan found out why Malcolm treated Jacob so respectfully weirdly and assumed it was because Malcolm feared the people backing Jacob.
"Mr. Becker, I'm just a nobody from the martial arts world in Hillsborough. I'm no heir!" Jacob explained with a smile.
Even though Ivan didn't believe Jacob's words, he didn't probe further. Instead, Ivan started complaining about his hardship to Malcolm, "Mal, I've made ten-amp pills for you while failing multiple times during the process. Do you know how hard it is to create them? I've wasted so many resources to get them done. I would have given up if it wasn't because of our friendship!"