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I stiffened visibly in the doorway, but did o of the door, my arms would shake My whole body, even

“But please,” the ood deal more than Travis Lockhart initially paid for this property Twenty-percent over that price, plus the cost of all renovations you’ve already done”

“So you’d pay more than this place is worth?”

“Basically, yes”

I fought back a bitter laugh “And ould you do that?” I challenged “If what you’re saying is true, why not just wait for it to go back to auction? Get it for a much lower price?”

The libly “The truth? I’s when I want them, and I don’t like to wait”

I had to admit, the offer was crazy! The entire purchase price of the property, plus twenty percent A full reimbursement of reno costs, too

You could pay back the guys

It was ht

You could pay them five times what you owe them, if you really wanted to

I turnedI’d looked down Slowly I shook my head back and forth

“Well I don’t knohat makes you think I’d sell,” I said, “but I’m already in the home stretch I’m a feeeks out from final inspections, then I’ll be all done”

‘Jonathan’ looked left and right, from one side of the bailey to the other He actually made a tsk-tsk sound, somewhere deep in his throat

“You’re not going to make your final inspections, are you?”

I wanted to punch him in the jaw I even made a fist