The Envelope That Changed Everything

Miles stiffened. “Of course we can.”

I looked at him. “Then why did you need it so badly you took it while I was out of the country?”

His jaw tightened. “Because I needed capital,” he snapped. “Because businesses require money. You wouldn’t understand that.”

I stared at him for a long beat. Then I said, very softly, “I understand money. I understand risk.continue reading …