All of a sudden, the thought of that fund touched him deeply. The force of nature who was his mother had loved him, in her own unique and unorthodox way. That love was worth something. It was worth a lot.
“Don’t even think about paying that money back,” he told Alvin Carter. “Consider it my investment in a great burger joint. I think that fifty K is right where it belongs.”
Alvin swiped a hand across his eyes, and Granger realized the relief was making him emotional. “Thank you, son. That’s real gracious of you.”
Granger shook his head impatiently. “Nah. I never wanted money from my mother. I made my own money starting at age twelve or so. I just wanted one thing.”
“What’s that?”
Spit it out. Embarrassing as it is, Alvin is one of the few people who might know. “She, uh, never told me
