Too Late, Mr. Matthews

The year Jerome Matthews was at his poorest, Lola Henson dumped him and ran off with another man.

After he made his name, he told anyone who'd listen that Lola was a gold-digger, vain to the core.

But I was the only one who knew: every single time Lola came to Jerome for money, no matter how ugly the things he said to her, in the end he always transferred it over like a good little boy.

That day, Lola came to the office to ask Jerome for money again.

I couldn't stand it. I stepped in front of Jerome and said to her,