Raymond had said everything he should and shouldn't and with complete sincerity exactly because Billy would never believe it.

As Billy just wanted to swindle him, it didn't matter how sincere Raymond was—he wanted the 300 thousand whatever it took. The key here was that Billy had refused a better prospect when told it was possible, and there was evidence that would support Raymond if either he or Zachary realized the truth and came to start trouble.

That meant Raymond had nothing to worry abou