Chapter 139

"I'm not stupid! Just explain to me why you're giving me all this money..." Mercury said, growing frustrated. "I already told you that I'm going to be away for a while. It's already taking a lot for me to even trust you with this money as is.... Don't make me wrong." I said through the grit of my teeth, eyes and head clenched. "I'm an official of the law! I cannot take sums of money at a whim, especially something under the rug like this." He responded. I was reduced to a frustrated stare. "..All you have to do..." I managed to say, "Is keep my money until I return. I'm not giving it for you to have..." "But why? Where are you going? You trust me enough to give me several hundreds of thousands of dollars you tote around so secretly but not enough to tell me why you're leaving?" He prodded. "Forget it..." I said, walking back to the door. He beat me to it as I tried to open it. He slammed it shut, looming over me frustratingly. "You're going to tell me why I'm keeping your money and whe