Neil is waiting for an answer. He’s in one of those controlling moods of his. He won’t move until I give him what he wants. Usually, I find this kind of thing unbearably sexy, but right now, I just feel kind of put on the spot.
“If you had just let me give Tide the money he needed, then he wouldn’t have gotten hurt,” I say.
Neil shakes his head. His gaze softens with pity. He’s looking at me like I’m too young and naïve to fully understand life. “If you had given him the money, he would have blown it and still been in trouble.”
“You don’t know that.”
“Tide’s comes from a long line of gambling addicts, Chloe. Their downfall is one of their own design, and has been in the making for many years. If they had more control, they wouldn’t be in this problem.”
I shake my head. “Gambling addic
