Chapter 42
Kim walked into the Taree office of Steele & Son. Gleaming chrome, lots of glass and bold abstract prints on the wall. Very swish for a country real estate agent. A thin, heavily made-up young woman sat at reception. ‘Can I help you?’
‘Would you tell—’
‘I know that voice.’ Ben sauntered round the corner, files in hand. ‘Kim.’ He gestured for her to come through. ‘What a lovely surprise,’ he said, once they were seated in his spacious office. ‘How are things?’
‘Much better for seeing you.’
He flashed her a dazzling smile. ‘That’s the shot. The contract’s ready, by the way. We could grab some lunch and go over it?’
Kim looked at him. Why had Ben wanted her? Were there dollar signs in his eyes every time he’d been at her house? How had she missed them? She could barely see th
