Chapter 23

You washed your hands of the whole thing.”

“I

don’t know where you got that version of the truth, Curtis. Oh, wait a minute.

Maybe it’s because you fucked off and left me before we could discuss anything

properly.”

Curtis

just continued to stare until his eyes hurt. “I can’t pay you any more. I was

laid up for weeks with a broken arm, remember? I used up any savings I had just

keeping afloat.”

“And

that’s my problem…why?”

“I

don’t understand. You don’t need my money. You were always the rich playboy

entrepreneur, throwing money around. What fucking difference can a couple of

grand from me make?”

For

the first time, Nick looked disconcerted. “Times are hard, Curtis. I’m sure

even you’ve heard we’re in an economic recession. I need to call in a few

debts, that’s all.”

It

made Curtis’ head whirl. How could life turn so comprehensively shit in so

short a time? Maybe Nick had never been the smooth businessman he always