Chapter Thirty-One
Just as she’d told Ethan, in the back of her mind Jessica had been weighing the pros and cons during the entire trip through Lost Souls Wilderness.
Now that it was time, her decision came out easily. “I’ll agree to sell the bakery, but only on one condition.”
“Name it,” Gary said.
“I want an executive role in the development of whatever they build. A meaningful role, not just for show.”
Gary was already shaking his head. “That’s not in my power—“
“Then tell whoever does have the power. It’s not negotiable. I won’t let some non-Lost Harbor-ites come in here and build something that doesn’t suit the town. I know this place and I know the tourists who come here. I know what people are looking for. They’re not after a prefab experience they can get anywhere else. They
