Chapter 7

On my sixth day at the new branch, $20,000 of the renovation money hit my account. Ryan transferred it. The note read: "Here's the first part. The rest at the end of the month." I returned it. Then I told Attorney Boyd to proceed with the formal legal process. At 9:00 PM, Ryan called. "Why did you send it back?" "Pay it according to the legal demand letter." "Do we really have to push this to the point of lawyers?" "Money needs to be clearly settled." "It's not like I'm refusing to...