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’Let’s start being honest with each other, William One of the reasons I have had to be particularly cautious lately is that Matthew’s judger reliable’

’Leave Matthew out of this Ies ; I am head of the department!

’I can’t leave Matthew out of it I wish I could The final overall responsibility to the board for anyone’s actions is mine, and he is the number two man in the bank’s most important department!

Tes, and therefore my responsibility, because I am the number one man in that department!

’No, William, it cannot remain your responsibility alone when Matthew co, noand close your friendship has been’

’Don’t exaggerate’

’I a, Willia Matthew Lester, and the only thing that has stoppedmy worries to you before is your close personal relationship with him and his fanation A bigger o, and his friends would have told hioes, I go’

’So be it, William,’ said Tony ’My first responsibility is to our investors, not to your old school churet that statement, Tony,’ said William, as he stormed out of the chairman’s office and returned to his own room in a furious temper

’Where is Mr Lester?’ William demanded as he passed his secretary

’He’s not in yet, sir’

William looked at his watch, exasperated

’Tell him I’d like to see him the moment he arrives!

’Yes, Sir, Willia Tony Simmons had said about Mattheas accurate, which only an to think back to when it had all begun, searching for a sihts were interrupted by his secretary

’Mr Lester has just arrived, sir1 Matthew entered the roons of another hangover He had aged badly in the past year, and his skin had lost its fine, athletic glow Willianised him as the man who had been his closest friend for nearly twenty years

’Matthehere the hell have you been?’