them‘But...’
‘You didn’t wait for us, to give us a chance, so you’re not waiting for them. There’s got to be a law. Aud?’ She’d turned to Audrey, who had stepped up to the counter still in awe of the proceedings. ‘You’ve bought lots of properties before. Do you know?’
lotsAudrey hadn’t needed to answer before Brian cut in. ‘It’s okay, I’ll wait for you, but you’ll need to put down the whole deposit today—’
whole ‘God, this is the shonkiest real estate agency in the world,’ Poppy said.
Even though she and Audrey had agreed on the deal between them, Audrey could tell she was playing with him now. Poppy was right. A holding deposit and a cooling-off period was standard practice. Elsden Real Estate was treading on treacherous ground and, by the look on Brian’s face, he knew it. But things
