Harmony House by Ruth Hay

Author:Ruth Hay [Hay, Ruth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ruth Hay

Hilary‘s appointment with her realtor produced two offers to buy her house.

“I will need you to vacate the premises for a few hours so I can show the clients around. I think the representative of Fanshawe College is the best bet, but I have already informed him there is a competitive bidder also interested in purchasing. I wouldn’t do too much in the way of changing the furnishings or anything else, since the chances are it will be knocked down and replaced fairly soon.

Just tidy up a bit. You know the score.”

Hilary could have been offended at this casual dismissal of her family home, but she had mentally moved on already and there was no point in needless emotion. A quick sale was desirable for several reasons as long as the price was appropriate.

She made a note of the date and time of the showings and drove home to break the news to Mavis and Eve.

No sooner had she taken off her coat and headed to the kitchen than Mavis appeared from the office where she had been printing the photos Evan had sent.

“Glad you are home, Hilary! Wait till you see this. Evan has sent them on and he says he had the driveway and porch cleared already so we can go for a look as soon as we like.”

“Who is Evan? What photos? What’s been going on here?”

“Oh, sit down and I’ll explain everything. Eve, will you put on the kettle for us? I’ll bring you both up to speed.”

She proceeded to tell Hilary all she had done with regard to the Niagara House. The colour photos were soon spread out on the island counter top.

“I’m afraid I can’t figure these out at all. The interior looks very strange to me.”

“I agree, Eve. What makes you think this is a good candidate, Mavis? It looks like a madman has gone wild with paint in this place.”

“Try to ignore the décor, ladies. The good news is that the house is underpriced at $750,000 and Evan says an even better deal can be made with the owner. Before you protest, Hilary, there are six bedrooms and more space in the full basement which has a walkout at the rear. The house has five full bathrooms already and the electrical system is state of the art. There’s an updated furnace, forced air heating and cooling, a spacious separate garage building and very pretty gardens at the rear. It’s almost perfect for our needs and a mere five minute drive to access roads into Byron Village. And it’s on a crescent with four other substantial houses so we would not be alone if help were needed.”

Mavis paused for breath. Hilary and Eve glanced at each other and saw similar expressions of surprise.

“Well, now, you seem to be convinced this is our house, Mavis dear!”

“I may have laid it on rather thick, Hilary, but I have a good feeling about this one. It sounds like exactly what we need. What do you think about seeing it soon? Evan is ready to take us around.

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