You were trying to be funny most of all. Thing is Fred took life very seriously. And he took things that had started as a joke to actually be the truth. You and mope to be precise. My pal said you were just after a sugar daddy. Hypocrite said take care of you. I was drinking on a night out. I think for once he meant make sure I was home safe.
But it was Freds fault and no one else. He put two and two together and got 500. And he was just in a mood after work all the time. Nobody ever pointed it out to him. He was a different person for an hour or so everyday after work.