Our family lives in the quietly affluent town of Orleans near Ottawa. We proudly own our two-story, two-bathroom and four-bedroom house. However, we w...ren’t rich people. James stunned me with the revelation that he wasn’t paying much for the townhouse. The Hawthorne Corporation basically handed it to him. American corporations really took good care of their executives. And they seemed to value European and Canadian executives as having more style and panache than American ones. How about that?. ’ ‘Great,’ Miranda replied. Blinking back tears, she cast the beam of light about and frowned at what she saw. They were in a concrete hallway. No carpet on the floor, no pictures on the wall: just cold stone. ‘What is this place?’ Miranda asked. ‘Home,’ Grey replied as he began making his way down the corridor, bracing his hand against the wall, ‘or what passes for it for the last few years.’ Miranda looked aghast, ‘Years? You’ve spent years here?’ ‘Many.’ The corridor opened up into a large,. ” “Not that we ever questioned it,” added Amanda. Bella wanted to respond, but thought better of it. Olivia squirmed in her arms as she said, “Easy Little Bit, we’ll be going home soon enough.” The lawyer continued, “Grant left a sizable trust for Thomas Grant, Sophia Isabella, and Olivia Katherine. The children can access the money for college after they graduate high school, but otherwise the money stays locked until they reach the age of 35.” “Typical Grant,” said Bella. “Just when I thought. I know I’ve had you on edge a long time, but very soon, you wish will cum true. You’ve been a good girl and so richly deserve it. You can signal that you are ready by putting these on and lying on the table. Happy Birthday. You ponder this a bit, wondering at the simplicity of it, and knowing full well that he would never misspell a word by accident. You are excited about the surprises he almost certainly has in store for you tonight but are conflicted. Your need is strong, but to strip and.