Chapter Forty -Confession

It had been two hours since Jason and Shadow had their conversation in the living room. Now both men were getting ready to head out to give the money to the Steel Consortium.

Jason grabbed the keys to the Mercedes and walked out of his room. He stood in the living room, waiting for Shadow, while he absentmindedly fiddled with the keys in his hands.

Nearly twenty minutes had passed, but his friend still hadn't come out. He sighed before putting the keys in his pocket and knocking on the door of the room that Shadow was in.

"Buddy, we have to go soon.” His voice came out in a raised tone.

No answer.

Jason knocked again. There was silence for a few seconds till Shadow said, “Come in.”

Jason opened the door and walked into the room to find his friend fully dressed but sitting on the bed as if he had nowhere to be.

With a brow raised in confusion, Jason said, “You're already dressed; why didn't you come out?”

“Jason… I haven't told you the whole truth about what happened between the Consor