My heart began to beat heavily in my chest. There’s no way Boots would keep something like this away from me and if he had, where the hell was he hiding the money?
I shook my head and ran my fingers through my hair in frustration. I really should get an acting award for my abilities to pretend to be so dumb and clueless.
“Oh no!” he gasped. “Did I really just drop these bombs on you?”
As the man stood there like a goddamn fea estatua, I pretended to think, making sure my face matched the fake thoughts I was forcing myself to have. For example, I should take that lying bastard for everything he’s worth! Leave him penniless, rotting in the streets and show him how much of a better man I am than him.
“And what do you gain out of all this?” I asked my unwanted guest.
“His downfall, for st
