The Fairest Solution

The last thing Kurt had expected was a refusal, and the confidence on his face locked up like a frozen gate.

He looked as though he genuinely hadn't heard right. "What was that?"

"I have to decline," Clive said, his voice level.

"Are you out of your mind?" Kurt's brow furrowed hard.

"I was going to offer you 20 percent and keep 40 for myself, but I was willing to step down to 30-30.

"We already ma