Rose came in with all smiles. She wanted to know why the boss was all over me and even took his bath in my room. I had to explain to her that someone had tried to rob us and I intervened and they beat the hell out of me.

“So what was the boss doing?” Rose asked.

“Fighting off the other two,” I said.

“But he has no injuries,” she replied.

“That’s because he is a good fighter,” I replied.

I was beginning to doubt the sincerity of Rose’s action, but when I heard Ken’s ...