I grinned, pulled the door open, and gestured for her to enter.
We sat down beside each other. She turned her knees slightly in my direction. “Mr. Beene, I’ve wondered for a while if you’re just playing my father for an old fool.”
My jaw dropped, but I said nothing. My silence forced her to continue.
“It’s my understanding he’s made some financial arrangements with you. So, naturally I wonder if this is just a cushy gig, and you actually think Daddy is a bit crazy—or even crazy as hell.”
This was not the conversation I had expected. Kelsey had just served up a whole trough full of thought fodder, and I couldn’t decide if I was more shocked or insulted. Her eyes didn’t wandered from my face. “You do know your father called me. I didn’t reach out to him. I would never have even dreamed o
