The Husband She Can't Forget. Patricia Forsythe
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Название: The Husband She Can't Forget
Автор: Patricia Forsythe
Издательство: HarperCollins
Жанр: Современные любовные романы
isbn: 9781474065535
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Carly flopped back against her chair. “Lisa, he didn’t even seem to know. It appears that he’s backing a scientist. I’m guessing he’s a petroleum engineer, who’s got an untried, untested process in the works.”
“He must know something about it, Carly, or he wouldn’t be putting money into it.”
“Yeah, you’re right.” Troubled, Carly put her elbow on the armrest and propped up her head with her palm while she considered everything she’d learned from Luke, which wasn’t much. “He believes in this Dr. Wayne, which means this scientist has done something in the past worth believing in. But I don’t think Luke would blindly hand out money without some kind of guarantee of a return on his investment.”
“That’s probably true,” Lisa answered, thinking it over. “He is Robert’s son, after all.”
“Don’t remind me. Or yourself.”
Lisa went back to examining the deed and Carly sighed. Lisa was right. She’d been in the real estate business for ten years, working hard to establish her reputation and secure the type of financial security she hadn’t known when they were growing up. She had a head for figures, was smart with money and was bone-deep honest. Any advice Lisa gave would be carefully considered—even if it wasn’t what Carly wanted to hear.
“But I can file a lawsuit or get an injunction or something, right?”
“It wouldn’t hurt to talk to an attorney, but filing lawsuits and injunctions costs money, which you should probably save for an emergency.”
Distressed and exhausted from the roller coaster of emotions she’d been through that day, Carly dropped her forehead into her hand. “In case my garden is ruined and I have to live in my truck—or the back of my Upcycle shop.”
“On which you haven’t even signed a lease yet,” Lisa pointed out, returning the deed to its folder.
“But what if...?”
Lisa placed her hands on top of the folder and tapped her fingers. “Enough with the ifs, Carly. As hard as you work, there’s no possibility that the shop will fail, and its success will be another income stream for you, better than the one you’ve got now with your helter-skelter approach to selling the pieces you’ve renovated.”
“Helter-skelter?”
“You know it’s true. That’s why you’ve got a barnful—”
“Not a barn,” Carly interrupted. “More of a large shed.”
Lisa ignored the interruption. “Of refurbished pieces sitting and gathering dust. Hoarding them won’t bring you any money.”
“I’m not hoarding.”
Lisa gave her a level stare. “Carly, remember my grandparents? The house I grew up in? They didn’t start out as hoarders but they ended up that way because they couldn’t part with anything. Why keep all the pieces you’ve redone when you could sell them and earn money?”
“Which I’ll need.”
“My point exactly.” Lisa returned the folder to the clerk then said, “It doesn’t do you any good to borrow trouble. Whatever Luke is planning is going to happen whether you get hysterical about it or not, but it’ll be a lot easier on you if you calm down and focus on the things you can control—like your two businesses.”
Begrudgingly, Carly stood and followed her. “I hate it when you’re right.”
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