Chapter 15
“I’ve got Cole on the phone, asking if you made sure to run a background check on this new girlfriend of yours,” Cole said with a laugh when Gus came out of the bathroom.
“What?” Gus asked, stopping in the middle of the hallway.
This had to be a joke. Except he’d never known Cole Benton to joke.
Also, Max had excused himself from this meeting with a Belgian corporation hoping to co-fund a possible Sorley in Bruges.
Both Gus and Cole had assumed he’d bowed out because Max was pretty much allergic to any activity that could be filed under boring. One of the many good reasons why he and Gus worked so well together. Max was a whiz at choosing the right investments, and Gus was really good at paying attention during business proceedings.
However, as Cole regarded him with a sli
