No Longer His Convenient Wife
"I don't care who currently owns it. I don't care if it's on the market, or if it’s been in their family for three generations. Find the property line closest to her farm, walk up to the owners, offer them whatever absurd listing price they want, and triple it. Pay it in cash today if you have to. Just get the deed."
Clayton had handled multi-million dollar deals , corporate espionage, and high-stakes legal battles for me. This, however, was an entirely new category of madness, and I could feel his hesitation vibrating in the air behind me.
My assistant swallowed hard, taking a cautious step closer into the kitchen space. I heard his leather shoes click against the floor. "Sir... is everythi