The Patrons Game

Su Wu once held all the power-she kept Xie Jango under her wing from adolescence to adulthood, a secret arrangement wrapped in cash and quiet devotion. Years later, fate throws them back together, but the roles have reversed: the boy she once sponsored now commands empires. and her heart. Back then, in the age of Nokia, Su Wu walked away with him for the price of a paper bag full of bills. Now, in the Apple era, Xie Jango returns with a truckload of cash-ready to reclaim what was his, on his terms.