My Forever Billionaire by Katie Evergreen

Author:Katie Evergreen [Evergreen, Katie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Billionaire Books Ltd
Published: 2019-03-13T16:00:00+00:00

14

“It’s perfect,” Clementine said.

She looked at Jackson and they both burst into laughter.

“Jinx,” she said, smiling at him.

“Sorry, I hope you don’t think me impertinent?” Jackson said. “But it really does seem perfect for what you need.”

Clementine watched him as he walked around the shop, brushing dust from the cashier’s desk. He held out his arms, an excitement in his eyes that she recognized from when he was a child.

“Bring the till point here,” he said, his arms still outstretched. “A counter running both sides all the way to the walls. Glass fronted cabinets along the tops of the counter, filled with cakes and sweet treats. The windows all run along the front of the shop, so you need to have your goods in plain sight. You could have your wrapping area just behind you, then behind that you could have your baking area. The smell of the baking cakes would be enough to entice people in. What kind of color palette will you go for?”

She grinned from ear to ear.

“Candy colors. Yellows and pinks probably.”

He turned to the Carters.

“I’m assuming behind that door back there is the staff kitchen and toilet? I mean, you’ve already got running water, electricity, gas, that kind of thing?”

Clementine hadn’t even thought about these mundane but important issues, and she was glad Jackson had brought them up so early on. Mr. Carter nodded, taking a bunch of keys out of his pocket and walking to the door hidden at the back of the store, behind the old cash register. He unlocked it and it swung open. Clementine crept up behind him and peered into the darkness. As her eyes adjusted from the bright shop floor, she could just about make out a small kitchen area and another closed door which she assumed was the toilet. She didn’t venture any further. Turning back to the shop, and to her mom and Jackson—whose faces were even brighter than the sun that streamed in behind them—Clementine felt overcome with giddiness. She grabbed the cash register to steady herself.

“It’s really perfect,” she said, imagining the walls painted a candy yellow, the floor stripped back to floorboards that she would whitewash. “But it’s going to take a while to get ready, and a lot of money.”

“Don’t worry about that.” Jackson was beside her in a second, his brow furrowed with worry. “Are you okay? You looked a bit wobbly there.”

“I’m okay, thank you, Jax,” she said, overwhelmed at his kindness.

She looked up into his eyes, which were etched with concern. Even so, they were as rich a color as her chocolate mirror cakes, and just as glossy. Her skin prickled with heat and she turned away quickly so her face wouldn’t betray her feelings.

“How can I not worry about the finances when I’m still paying for a business that I don’t even own anymore? A rental that I don’t work in anymore? Suppliers who I can’t even get to? How am I supposed to get on with my life

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