“I bought it for you. I came for you. I have loved you since I was eight years old.” I steeled my spine, swallowing past the lump in my throat. “Your father and I have an agreement. I came here for exactly one year. That was how long I estimated I’d need to turn the resort around. At the end of that year, I will resell the ranch to him for five million dollars, with the understanding that he will sign it over to you immediately. All I asked was that he keep it between us while I was here.”
