Chapter 1973

Something About Him Has Changed In the early hours of the morning, Denise helped Magnus back home. He’d had far too much to drink, the stench of alcohol clinging to him, and he was clutching two thousand bucks in his hand.

“Here,” Magnus said, handing the money to Denise. “For food and rent.”

“You don’t need to give me that much,” Denise replied. “Keep it. You might need it.”

Magnus waved her off. “No, take it. Otherwise, you’ll keep saying you want to kick me out.”

Right after speaking, he slumped into a chair. His head was pounding, and his knees ached. “I really didn’t expect that after working so hard, all I’d earn is two thousand.”

In the past, money, whether it was two thousand or two million, meant nothing to Magnus.

Denise, though, felt differently. “A hundred bucks for a glass of wine isn’t bad. It’s way better than working for someone else.”