Daniel’s face hardened. “So what now? You keep everything?”
There it was — not grief, but fear that he was about to lose control.
“No,” I said. “Not in the way you think. All three of you can stay here for one year, if that’s what you want. But you pay for everything. Utilities. Property taxes. Repairs. All of it.”
Daniel frowned. “What?”
“And if you want the house, you can buy it from me at market value at the end of that year.”
Jenna’s jaw dropped. “You’re serious?”
“You’d really make us buy the house from you?” Ava asked.
“If you can afford it, yes.”
“And if we don’t buy it?” Jenna asked.
“If you want the house, you can buy it from me.”
“Then I sell it.”
Daniel stepped closer. “You think one letter changes who this family is?”
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