I don’t have that kind of money.
The business is struggling. Margins are thin. Liar, she shouted, slamming her hand on the table. Do not lie to me. I saw the statements. I know what you are worth, Elijah, and I want it all. All of it? I asked, my voice barely a whisper. Everything she said, her eyes burning with greed. I don’t want a handout.
I don’t continue reading …