Chapter 4 - Rebecca Had a Resort Plan
The architecture firm produced a preliminary concept.
A twelve-cabin luxury retreat.
Private dock.
Event pavilion.
Spa building.
The family lake house sat directly in the center of the proposed plan.
The drawings labeled it:
PHASE II ACQUISITION.
Daniel stared at the page.
“This house?”
Tom crossed his arms.
“It’s an old property sitting on valuable frontage.”
“It’s Dad’s home.”
“It could be worth ten times more developed.”
Rebecca snapped:
“Exactly.”
Everyone turned toward her.
She had said too much.
Rebecca took a breath.
“I was trying to create something bigger for the family.”
Daniel laughed once.
“For the family?”
Robert looked at the plan.
His expression was not angry anymore.
It was tired.
“You planned to turn my house into a resort.”
Rebecca’s voice broke.
“You always said the land should work for us.”
“I said the orchard should pay its taxes.”
“That’s not the same thing.”
“No,” Robert said. “It isn’t.”
Then Elaine placed one more document on the table.
An option agreement.
It appeared to give North Shore the right to purchase Robert’s lake
property.
The signature at the bottom looked like Robert’s.
May you like
He stared at it.
“I never signed that.”
