Page 62 of Faith

“Brilliant. I’ll contact my legal department about sending those over. Is Alfie around?”

Robert shook his head. “He said he was going to take a day or two and explore some of the other islands.”

“Okay. Well, I’ll have him take care of getting the contracts to you. Mother will definitely want to talk to you at some point, I’m sure.”

“Until next time,” Robert said, and the screen went black.

“That’s a load off my mind,” Jensen said.

“Hmm.”

“What?”

“Michael made me a little nervous. He has a temper.”

“He didn’t get that from his father.”

She chuckled. “That’s true. At least everyone else—even the absent Aleka—agrees with the idea.”

“Once we start working on the resort, he’ll change his mind.”

Before they could talk more, his phone vibrated on the desk. “Mother.”

“Have fun,” she said, gathering up her things.

He grabbed her hand. “Thank you.”

“For what?”

“For your help with this.”

“I barely did anything.”

“I know that’s not true. You did an extensive background check on the family, and I know that you greased the wheels a bit with local business owners.”

“Just part of my job.”

“And you are very good at your job.”

“Thank you,” she said. “Tell your mother. She’ll be thrilled.”

He smiled and released her hand. Then, as she left the room she heard him say, “Hello, Mother.”

She closed the door and walked outside. It was a bit overcast and humid, telling her there was a good chance at thunderstorms later on in the day. Her phone buzzed, and she looked down to find that it was Jules.

“Hey.”

“Hey, you didn’t call me back.”

“We just got done.”

“Looking good?”

“They had a couple tweaks to the contracts, but it looks like other than that it is a done deal.”

“Mother will be happy.”

“Yes, Jensen’s talking to her right now.”

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