Chapter 39

“I’m telling you, there’s more money in it. I didn’t spend all those years earning a and working on Wall Street for nothing. I think it’s about time we started thinking more with our heads and less with our fists.”

“Ah, but where’s the fun in that?”

“Don’t worry, you’ll keep your club and run all the action you want.”

“What about you? You might be making a fuck load of money, but with no heads to crack, how will you get through the day?”

“Ha, now you’re a fucking comedian.”

“Seriously, I just hope you know what you’re doing, Ben,” he laments. “You’re making a lot of changes all of a sudden. Not everyone’s going to like it.”

“We’ve got to grow and adapt, be smarter. Let the rest of these assholes squabble over the petty stuff. We go big, where the real money is.”

“I hear ya, Ben. Just let me know what you need me to do.”

“For now, just keep your ear to the ground,” I say. “I have a strong feeling Wood going to strike out at me to make some powerplay.”

“You got eyes on the doc?