Chapter 487 - Boss mode (1/2)
~ Villa next to Lake Washington ~
That afternoon, Sarah was working with her laptop on the back patio, which is facing the lake, while Aiden was checking on the progress of furniture assembly in Sophia's and Felix's home.
”They should finish in about half an hour. Then we can go.” Aiden sat next to Sarah. ”What are you working on?”
”I think that we should add few more sensors, especially in this area...”, Sarah pointed on the screen. ”Eve does not agree, but luckily, I have the final word.”
”I spoke with Jeff last night… and he told me something that might impact your plans.”
”Really? What is it?”, Sarah was curious.
Aiden made her promise not to tell Sophia and Felix, because he promised Jeff not to tell anyone. It should be a surprise that Jeff and JoAnna got for Sophia and Felix two adjacent properties as a wedding gift. Aiden explained that Jeff managed to get them one property on the left and one on the right of the lot they are currently on. Sarah thought that is a great present. Even if they don't use that land for anything, it will provide them more privacy. And if they don't like structures which are currently there, they can demolish them and plant trees.
”How about we do the same for our property in California?”, Aiden asked while carefully observing Sarah's expression.
Sarah puffed her cheeks in frustration. ”Don't you think I tried? I spoke more than once with owners of those properties… Those stingy people didn't want to sell no matter how much I offered.”
”Maybe you didn't provide the right incentive…”, he mysteriously smiled.
Sarah looked at him and understood that there is something behind his words. ”What do you mean?”
”I will tell you only if you acknowledge that I'm the best.”
Sarah didn't hesitate. ”Of course, you are the best… now what do you mean by right incentive? Did you find something that we can use to get those adjacent properties?!” Sarah's excitement was obvious.
He took the laptop from her and logged into his email account. ”Done.”, he smiled and passed her laptop back.
Sarah stared at two documents he opened side by side on the screen for some time before she whispered under her breath: ”You bought them…”
”WE bought them.”, he corrected her. Aiden gave her a peck on the cheek and walked inside to check on the progress of furniture assembly. He was happy with her reaction.
It took few minutes for Sarah to collect herself. By then, Aiden was already inside. She rushed after him and he had just enough time to turn around and catch her when she pounced on him. Sarah held him tightly and gave him few juicy kisses which made loud smacking sounds. ”You are the best!”, she exclaimed.
He was very happy with her reaction.
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The workers finished furniture assembly, and Sarah and Aiden were about to leave when Sarah's phone rang. It was Felix.
Sarah took the call: ”Hello brother-in-law… How are you doing?”
”I'm good… actually not so good.” Felix sounded dispirited.
”What happened?”
”It's your sister… she is taking over… everything…”
Sarah laughed. ”You unlocked her boss mode!”
”Boss mode?”
”Game reference… how bad is it?”
Felix told her about all the people that were streaming through the apartment in last few hours. ”She got me an assistant… and I've met with a nutritionist to discuss my diet…”
Sarah tried to suppress her giggles. ”You don't like it?”
Felix answered with a question: ”How do I stop it?”
”You can confront her or let the nature run its course and wait until she stops by herself… but she is pregnant, so I'm not sure if it's wise to confront her… and if you plan to let it wear off by itself it might take a while… She likes to be in control. You know that, right?”
”Yes. And I don't mind that side of her… but right now… it's extreme.”