Page 103 of The Billionaire's Rival (Bad Boy Billionaires)

With some research, I’d found out that the property belonged to a young man who’d inherited it from his grandparents. He had sentimental ties to the land but couldn’t really maintain it himself. Once I explained what we intended to do with the property, he was willing to sell it to me. He simply hadn’t wanted to see the house torn down and a development built.

Jay stared at me, and I smiled. “What did you do?

“I convinced him to sell after all. I happen to be very good at that. I am a top-notch attorney.”

“Wait. What are you saying?”

“I’m saying that the owner changed his mind.”

“And we’re going to put in an offer? Was there something you wanted to show me about the house first?”

“No. I already gave him an offer and closed on the property yesterday.”

“You did what?”

“I bought the property. It’s ours.”

“You’re kidding. You just bought it.”

“You loved this property, and I wanted to get it for you.”

He stared out the window of the car at the house, then back at me. “Do you have the keys and everything?”

“I sure do.”

Before we went into the house, Jay wanted to walk around the grounds again. There was a barn where dogs could stay and plenty of room for them to run, as well as trails in the woods where they could go on walks.

“It’s perfect. The outdoor kitchen even gives us a place to set up a dog wash area and we could prepare food here for the dogs.”

“You’re right, and that’s why I wasn’t going to take no for an answer.”

“The house is great too. It’s not overwhelming, but it’s big enough to have friends come stay.”

I took his hand in mine. “Are you happy?”

“I’m more than happy. How did you convince him?”

“The owner didn’t really want the property, he just hated the idea of seeing the house torn down or the area developed. When I explained our plan for the dog rescue to him, he caved.”

“Ford, you’re the best.”

I shrugged. “You deserve all of this.”

“Are you going to be happy here?”

“As long as we spend some time in the city, which won’t be an issue since we have the cabin near the barn where a manager can live. We’ll hire as much staff as we need to keep the rescue running while we’re in the city.”

“But when we’re here, you’ll have a long commute.”

Ford shrugged. “I can work from here some and I can have a driver take me in so I can work during the ride.”

“And you’re really okay with funding this?”

“You’re contributing too. You’ve got a nice savings set up.”

Jay snorted. “Nothing compared to yours.”

“Few people have money that compares to mine, and I want to use it on something good.”

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