Garden of Her Heart (Hearts of the War Book 1) by Hatfield Shanna

Author:Hatfield, Shanna [Hatfield, Shanna]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Shanna Hatfield
Published: 2016-12-07T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

Earlier the same day

After several unsuccessful sales calls at homes in the area of the produce stand, Norman Ness decided to drive by the farm and see if anyone was home. The last time he’d been there, the man he’d learned was named Laroux had practically tossed him off the place.

Norman had no interest in the oversized brute manhandling him again. Cautious, he parked behind the blackberry bushes across the road and waited, watching through his field glasses.

An hour later, with no speck of movement except the two milk cows swishing their tails in the pasture and pigs rooting in their pen, he moved his car past the curve in the road beyond the produce stand and walked back to the farm.

Winded by the time he got there, he leaned against a big maple tree, catching his breath in the shade. He dug a few pieces of candy from his pocket and popped them in his mouth, sucking on the sour little disks until he felt energized enough to make his way to the front door.

Convinced no one was home, he still went through the effort of knocking, but received no answer.

He ventured around to the back door and let himself inside, taking in the photos of the Yamada family hanging on the walls. The homey smells of bread and something sweet wafted on the breeze blowing in through the open windows. Annoyed that Laroux encroached on the prime property Norman claimed as his, he wanted to stomp through the house breaking everything in sight.

As badly as he wanted to leave a path of destruction, he tamped down the urge and looked through desk drawers and the few piles of papers, hoping to locate the deed.

If he could get it, he could forge the soldier’s signature and take over the farm with no one to question his right to be there. Of course, he’d have to get rid of Laroux, but that didn’t bother Norman.

After an hour of searching and not turning up the deed, he headed outside. On his way through the kitchen, he helped himself to a handful of cookies from the jar on the counter.

Silently, he hunkered down behind some shrubs and ate his cookies, imagining how the farm would look once he removed all the trees, leaving it ugly and bare. The only thing the place would be good for after that was a dump.

He watched a tall, dark-haired woman unlock the door to a big building and walk inside. Curious, he followed, peering around the edge of the doorway as she climbed up a ladder to a long loft. The sound of her shuffling items preceded the loud pop and bang as she dropped flat boxes down below.

Norman sneered as he loitered in the doorway. The pretty-faced soldier boy had a girl there. Not just any girl, but one who stayed behind and worked while he went off to town.

The dames always went for the solid, all-American types, like Laroux. It galled Norman that men with big muscles and no brains were always the ones with a woman or two on their arms.

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