Phoebe's Fate by Amelia C. Adams

Author:Amelia C. Adams [Adams, Amelia C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-10-12T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

When June stopped by Burnt River Realty the next morning, Phoebe was daydreaming out her window and startled to attention when she realized someone had entered her cubicle.

“June, hello. I’m sorry—my mind was wandering.” She motioned to the other chair. “Have a seat.”

“You must have been thinking about something pleasant,” June said. “You were smiling.”

Phoebe’s face went a little warm. Yes, her thoughts had been very pleasant—she’d been thinking about what a good time she’d had with Bryce, which was unexpected considering how much she’d fought the idea of going out with him in the first place.

“You don’t have to answer that.” June grinned. “I just emailed over the offer, and I thought I’d stop by and see if you had any questions. Mr. Knight would like to get moving on this as quickly as possible.”

Phoebe turned to her computer and saw that June’s email had come through ten minutes before. Mr. Knight was offering exactly what they’d asked for, and she couldn’t see anything wrong with the proposal. “Looks good to me—I’ll take it out to my client right away. I’m curious about the rush, though. Is he new in town? Is he having to commute to work?”

“No, he’s a land developer and he wants to get started before the weather changes.”

“Get started on what?”

“He’d like to put up an apartment complex in that spot.”

Phoebe leaned back and looked at June in shock. “An apartment building? You mean, he’s going to rip up that whole property?”

“We checked—it’s already zoned for it, and he shouldn’t have any trouble getting the permits.”

“But the garden . . . and the crocuses . . .”

June gave her an overindulgent look. “Life goes on. People move, things change—that’s just how it is. An apartment complex on that side of town would be good for Burnt River, don’t you think? We have a lot of single young men moving here to work at Gray Wolf who can’t find a place to live because there’s so much family housing that’s too big for them to afford. And think of all the couples who are saving up to buy, but need a place to be in the meantime.”

Phoebe nodded, even though a knot was forming in her stomach. “I know—it would be great for the town. I’m just startled, that’s all. I pictured a family moving in there.”

“It’s easy to get emotionally attached to the properties we sell, especially when we know the people who live there. But this is a business, and we have to keep that in mind.”

“I’ll take the offer out to Mrs. Weiker right now, and I’ll let you know,” Phoebe said, deciding not to answer June’s comment directly. She didn’t know how to do her job impersonally. She didn’t believe it was an impersonal job.

“Thank you. Please call me if she has any questions.” June stood up. “I’ll look forward to hearing from you.”

She left, and Phoebe pulled in a deep breath. How could she present this to Eileen in a

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