Page 53 of Her Billionaire's Baby Secret

Kane looked at her with sadness in his eyes. “I always want to talk to you.”

“Do you want to sit down?”

“Sure.” He followed her into the living room and settled on the couch. “How have you been?”

She’d been awful and confused and heartbroken. But she wasn’t sure she wanted to admit that to Kane. “I’ve been okay. Busy with work.”

“I’ve been busy too.”

“How are things with your grandma?”

“Her application got accepted at the place she most wanted to move to, so she should be moving in pretty soon. Within the next week.”

“That’s great news. I bet she’s excited.”

“I still worry about her.”

“You shouldn’t. She won’t have to worry about keeping up that yard or repairing things in that house. She’s going to love her new place. You’ll see,” Sariah encouraged him.

“I’m sure you’re right. It’s just hard to watch my grandma try to go out on her own. For so many years her life has been focused on my grandpa.”

“You’re really sweet to care about her so much. She’s lucky to have you.”

“I’m doing what I can. I won’t be able to be there for her as much once I go back to New York.”

Hearing him talk about going back to New York brought a fresh wave of sorrow to her heart. How was she going to be okay without him? Somehow, she would get through it. She didn’t have a choice. He had to be there for his kid. “I can understand that.”

“My parents are coming down to help her move next week.”

“That’s good.”

“I might come back to help her get settled in, but I have to get back to New York to check in on how the merger’s doing.”

Thinking about him coming back so soon brought hope back to Sariah’s heart. But could she spend time with him if she couldn’t have him all to herself? She wasn’t sure she could do it. Just standing here with him was painful.

Kane met her eye. “I have another reason for coming back.”

It was hard to look at him without feeling her face heat up. She longed for him, but she had to keep reminding herself that they weren’t going to work out. “What reason is that?”

“I figured out a way to save Hickory Ridge.”

That was the last thing she thought he was going to say. “What? I thought that was a done deal.”

Kane gave her a wide smile. “I bought the land out from under them yesterday.”

She scrunched her brow in confusion. “How did you do that?”

His smile got bigger. “I gave the seller an offer they couldn’t refuse.”

She couldn’t believe it. “What are you planning to do with the land?”

“I’m still deciding, but I was thinking about doing something with charity. It’s going to take a lot of research to figure out how to get it to work.”

“What kind of charity?”

“A drug rehab place.”

Sariah’s heart swelled. He was doing that for her. He knew how upset she was about Elliot’s drug usage. “I don’t know what to say.”

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