“I’m sorry, Soom, I’m ashamed of that.”
“Weren’t you ever tempted to go out with your mates?”
“I haven’t really got any anymore, have I Soom? A few guys at the bank, but not really. Deo’s been good, but I think most of our friends are your friends really… and sometimes, you and a woman get on well and her partner and I, well, we chat and have a drink together while we’re waiting for our wives to finish having a good time.
“Everyone likes you, Soom, like everyone likes your mother… and Craig… but my parents and I are not the same. I like to think it’s because people are jealous of our money, but I’ve always known that there’s more to it than that.”
“What do you think the real reason is then?”
“We don’t care about anybody and people realise that deep down. I don’t know how they know it
