A Cinderella Seduction (The Eden Empire Book 2) by Karen Booth

Author:Karen Booth [Booth, Karen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary Romance, Women's Fiction, Forever Love, Bachelor, Single Woman, Sensual Story Theme, Hearts Desire, Lifetime Love, Life-Changes, Second Chance Reunion, Honesty & Trust, Home & Family, Romantic Schemes, Beautiful & Feisty, Love-Family & Forever, Small Town & Rural Area, The Eden Empire, Secret Eden Sister, Eden Heiress, Retail Dynasty, New Found Family, Fairy-Tale Story
Publisher: Harlequin Desire; Original edition
Published: 2019-07-01T04:00:00+00:00

Eight

Daniel was just as shocked by Charlotte Locke’s second phone call that day as he’d been by the first.

“We’re still full speed ahead with the lease negotiation?” He tapped a pen on the mahogany desk in his home office.

“Yes. I should know something in a few days. There are quite a few layers of bureaucracy with the property management company. And I’m sorry about the confusion earlier today. My other client is, well...” Charlotte hesitated, as if she felt the need to parse her words. “I’ll say they’re particular. And not easy to please. I hope you can understand that I had to show loyalty. There’s a lot of family history mixed in. It makes everything more complicated.”

If ever there was a situation Daniel could relate to, it was one where family history made everything hopelessly tricky. He only hoped that Emma wasn’t somehow involved. “I’m glad to be back on track.”

Daniel said goodbye to Charlotte and got off the call. He waited for some sense of relief to settle in, but it showed no signs of coming. He was just as torn up and conflicted as he’d felt that morning. His conversation with Emma was still fresh in his mind. She’d insisted that she didn’t play games. That was a refreshing idea. If it proved to be true.

His phone rang again and he was dismayed to see it was his mother. Luckily, he hadn’t had to tell her about losing his agent for a few hours. “Hello, Mum,” he said.

“Hello. Have we got an update on finding a space?”

He hadn’t told his mother about the lease, since she would only give him a hard time if he began negotiations and they failed. But it would be nice to deliver good news for once. “I do, actually. I just got off the phone with the agent. Lease negotiations are under way. We should know something next week if all goes well.”

His mother let out a squeal on the other end of the line. “Wonderful. Simply wonderful. Which one is it? The last one you sent pictures of?”

“That’s the one.”

“Oh, good. It’s perfect. Only five blocks from Eden’s. I’d like to be able to go head-to-head with them.”

“That’s not why I chose it. The architecture of the building is lovely. It needs some work, but it has enough history that it will make sense for the store.”

“Well, I’m glad we’re moving forward. Now what’s the latest with Nora Bradford?”

Daniel cleared his throat, his stomach uneasy. No matter what might happen between Emma and him, he wasn’t sure he was cutthroat enough to steal a designer from Eden’s. “I’ve been wondering if we shouldn’t go in a different direction. Perhaps focus on some new up-and-coming designers. Someone fresh and exciting who we can get for a good price.”

“I saw the papers, Daniel. Miriam in my office showed them to me. You’re still seeing that woman and she’s still wearing Nora Bradford dresses for all the world to see.”

“Emma and I went to the opera.

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