Chapter 25

• He got a job the moment he turned sixteen and worked as many hours as he legally could—and some he couldn’t—eventually leaving school with no qualifications to his name.
• He went straight into a construction company as an apprentice and worked his way up until his estranged grandmother died, leaving him a relatively good sum of money.
• He got together with Declan Tierney, his good friend, and together they formed their business. Declan’s father was putting up the majority of the startup money under the condition the business be named after them, and Alan agreed.