Kade showed an exaggerated pout. Given how many times he had screwed up today and how possible it was that Arden already knew he had given their secret away to Bill, he couldn’t be so sure that Arden wasn’t seriously mad at him.
He still tried to be wheedling anyway.
“Aren’t you gonna give me a pat on the head?” he said in a pitiful tone. “I literally just saved someone. And through your help, Dennis will finally be getting the justice he deserves. We did it, partner.” He raised his right hand, palm facing forward. “A high five, at least?”
At the moment, their other coworkers—including the ones who said they wouldn’t be able to come—were still occupied with calculating how much money they should each contribute.
Other than Patrick, who was just letting them all be because the circumst
