Hope Redeemed--A Spanish Novella by Jenny Wheeler
Author:Jenny Wheeler
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Happy Families Ltd
Published: 2019-11-13T16:00:00+00:00
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âItâs not an attractive picture, Josefa. It makes me feel even more concerned that your inheritance should be covered in a separate contract, rather than be included as communal conjugal property which Leo can use however he wants. It would give you and your baby maximum protection.â
Calebâs eyes were tender, a hatch of worry lines shadowing their corners. He was older, and graver, than the brother Josefa was used to provoking to exasperation. Her heart spiked in alarm. Everything, everyone, seemed to be changing so fast.
âJust go over it again, so Iâve got the complete picture.â
They were sitting on the sunny side of the hacienda, soaking up the late-morning sun, backs against the warm adobe wall. Josefa had sought Caleb out in the stables, keen to hear all the details of Santiagoâs report, and theyâd settled here to talk.
âHeâs deeply in debt. Santiago suspects far beyond what he can meet out of the resources he has at his disposal. And heâs angling for a partnership in the firm he works at.â He cracked his knuckles, as if steeling himself for opposition.
âThose top firms usually expect partners to buy in. They donât just hand a share to them on a silver platter.â His eyes flicked to the fields beyond the house, his expression distant.
âI hear heâs got some money coming from his grandfatherâs estate. You know, old General Valaquez.â He tapped the desk with his pencil, as if snapping back from a daydream.
âTheyâve taken their time settling that business, but actually Josefa, I think you might also be a beneficiary there. Or rather, your child is. I gather the old General left a quarter-share to each of his four daughters, or their descendants. So Domingaâs share will probably be coming to you, the mother of the old manâs coming great-grandchild. Thatâs what Santiago says Benecio told him, anyway.â
Josefa laid her hand over her middle suddenly feeling protective. âReally? I didnât know. Iâd never have thought . . . Itâs as ifââ She stopped herself, uncertain how to express what she was feeling. She gave a deep sigh. âIâm realizing more than ever that Iâm the guardian of Roryâs line. He may not be here, but his child still needs someone to watch over him or her, donât they? I mean, itâs not going to be Leoâs child. Itâs still going to be Roryâs son or daughter and Leo gets to help raise it.â
âThatâs right,â said Caleb. âAnd I wonder if he fully appreciates that.â
Josefa got up and paced slowly in front of the bench where theyâd been sitting. âIt always helps me to move while Iâm thinking.â She grinned. âIf that legacyâs confirmed, thatâs another thing that really needs to be safeguarded as separate property. Itâs not even really mine. It belongs to Roryâs child.â
Her eyes appealed for understanding, and Caleb nodded. âStrictly speaking, thatâs right.â
âAh, there you are! And whatâs right?â Leoâs handsome form loomed from the direction of the stables, his eyes squinting in the sunâs glare, lips curved in an affectionate smile that revealed straight white teeth.
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