Chapter 34

Amor Cafe, New York.

William sighed again, annoyed. Then he shook his head in disbelief. "Never mind. Let's end our conversation here," he said straightforwardly. The 49-year-old took out a thick brown envelope from his pants pocket and placed it on the table. "This is my reward for both of you."

Zach's face turned in shock. His eyebrows shot up and his eyes rounded suddenly. He looked at the thick envelope in front of him for a moment, then turned to Nathaniel and William in the end. "What do you mean, we're doing this because it's our duty," he said unhappily. "We don't accept money in return."

Nathaniel glared quickly at Zach. His bulging eyeballs said what-the-hell-do-you-say to his partner, and his expression turned annoyed. Nathaniel clearly wanted the pile of money in the brown envelope William had given him, but Zach refused. He was eager to get in Zach's way, as evidenced by his suddenly