156, Golden Belt

"Donnie, we agreed on this boxing match from the outset, didn't we?"

Sitting across from Donnie, the burly man now wore a look of grievance, so out of place on his rough features that it seemed incongruous!

Fearing that Doc Kearns would break into tears any second, Donnie intended to offer him a tissue, but then he remembered such things hadn't been invented yet and quickly said, "That's right!"

"And it was our mutual decision to include Caponti in the fight, wasn't it?" Doc Kearns's sense of grievance deepened.

Donnie nodded again, "That's right!"

"Then why didn't you tell me when you discussed setting up a mixed martial arts competition with Tex?" Doc Kearns's voice was trembling now.

"Why should I tell you?" Tex Ricard said smugly, "This was something I approached Donnie about on my own. It's a separate matter, so why should we tell you?"