Chapter 27
I sucked in a quick breath. Jamie wouldn’t go to our parents because they wouldn’t help. Plus, Dad was retiring soon. She couldn’t ask them for money because Dad would have to keep working.
Sophie had money too, but she was younger than both of us. Even if she’d saved everything, she still wasn’t likely to have as much cash on hand as I did.
The cash I had saved for buying READ.
“How much do you need?”
Jamie fished a letter from her purse and handed it to me. A quick scan of the letterhead showed the bank details and further down I read the value owed within a week. Or further action would take place.
It was almost everything I’d saved for READ.
“Can I keep this?” I asked her.
“Yeah. I know this is huge, Riles. You know I wouldn’t ask if we had any other option. Chase bl
