289 Captain's Walk by Katie Winters

Author:Katie Winters
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: womens fiction, sisters fiction, clean and wholesome romance, holiday fiction, small town fiction
Publisher: Katie Winters
Published: 2021-01-25T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

It was the second week of February. Olivia sat in the Frosted Delights Bakery across from Susan Sheridan, who had just begun to work again as a lawyer on the island, a year after she had given up her role as a criminal lawyer in Newark. She clacked her nails across the table as Jennifer rushed forward with two piping-hot cups of coffee and two pink-glazed donuts and beamed at them. Olivia was a bit intimidated by the likes of Susan Sheridan. She was a woman who’d gone out into the unknown, represented countless criminals, and made a name for herself outside the island. What did she care about Olivia’s little case, with her Great Aunt Marcia’s silly will and her inheritance?

Plus, Susan Sheridan herself was something of a force of nature. She’d just beaten breast cancer, still ran her family’s Sunrise Cove Inn over in Oak Bluffs, and had just gotten engaged to her high school sweetheart after reuniting on the island. Now she was in the midst of building her client base for her law office on the island. Olivia wasn’t entirely sure how someone could cram so much into one lifetime.

“Thank you, Jennifer,” Susan said with a bright smile. “I don’t know how you manage to do all you do. Between this and the social media business, you run.”

Jennifer waved her hand. “You’re one to talk, Susan. Eat up. And help my girl here figure out how to hit back at those cousins of hers.”

Olivia blushed. “They’re such distant relatives that I can hardly call them family.”

“But they think that your property should belong to them?” Susan asked.

Olivia shrugged. “Yes. However, we all attended the reading of the will. They’re trying to say that Great Aunt Marcia wasn’t of sound mind when she named who would receive her inheritance.”

“I see. Well, that’s an easy fix,” Susan said. “I’ll just have to speak to her lawyer. Get an official statement.”

“Is it really that easy?” Olivia asked, looking at her incredulously.

“Sure. It’s frustrating that it has to go through lawyers. Probably they thought you’d just run away from the situation when they threatened you. But we Vineyard girls, we stick together,” Susan assured as she lifted her cup of coffee toward her lips. “Don’t you worry about any of this. I’ll get on the phone with your great-aunt’s lawyer, and we’ll get this straightened out in no time.”

Olivia heaved a sigh of relief. Slowly, she lifted her donut to her lips and took a tentative bite. Susan joined her and moaned at the flavor.

“Absolutely delicious,” she moaned. “Over in Oak Bluffs, Christine has me on a constant croissant binge; here, it’s non-stop pastries and donuts, all the time. You can ask my daughter, Amanda. I’m always walking laps around our little office space to work everything off.”

Olivia laughed a bit too loudly, proof of how good she felt. “So your daughter? She’s staying on the island?”

Susan nodded. Her eyes remained bright. “It wasn’t her plan. Probably, the way this island gossips, you know about the wedding.

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