Chapter 1754

Marc continued, "The man grinned and said I could go after someone older—like a woman in her 50s. He told me, 'Sure, you're not handsome, but you've got youth on your side.' I immediately pictured myself in bed with some older woman and nearly gagged. I shook my head and said no way. "Then, he asked if I wanted to make money using my brains. That one got my attention. I'd always believed I was smart—maybe not book-smart, since my grades were terrible, but that didn't mean I was dumb. "My family couldn't afford to send me to college, and I grew to hate school because of it. But deep down, I always felt like I was a few steps ahead of the average person. So I told him right there and then—I wanted to earn with my brain. "The man handed me a business card and said I'd get three chances. If I could trick him, even once, he'd bring me in and teach me how to make serious money." At this point, Marc paused, glancing down at his wounds. The bleeding had slowed, now just a slow seep, but he