Oh, no, I knew you weren't. Sorry if I came across brash. It wasn't my intention.

Maybe I had the phrase entirely wrong. What I meant to say was an amount of money that had no strings attached. He could have it and pay me it back if he likes, but I wouldn't be upset if he didn't.

When I was younger, everything I did had a secret agenda. This was my way of saying money that he could have without me feeling like he 'owed' me anything in the future