Chapter 4

I dropped the bag on the coffee table. Two boxes of collagen peptides, 500 dollars gone, like that. Add the cab fare, and with payday still nowhere in sight, my credit card was already maxed out.

Vivian took the bag with a smile, giving my hand a friendly pat. "That's sweet of you, Charles. Come on, have a seat. Samuel is here, too. It's going to be lively today."

Samuel was here, too.

Of course, he was.

Andrew set his phone down and gave me a once-over. "Hey, Charles, I heard your company handed out year-end bonuses today?"

There was…