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"Can I help you with it instead?" Jack asks, sticking his thuuy"

I shake my head "Only your dad"

"Janet, tell my father Savannah needs to see him"

The assistant presses the intercooes and opens the double doors to Mr Goodwin’s office, jerking his head, indicating I should walk on in

I bite the inside of my cheek as I pass by Jack The door clicks shut behinds and softened with sheer, wispy curtains The sofas and chairs are covered with a creas cover the hardwood floor Unlike Jack’s office, there are no TVs or cos or solances up with a brief smile "What can I do for you?"

He doesn’t invitethrough yellowin a leather-bound journal

"Sir, I know I asked you to keep thein case Cindy and eets his attention He sets his pen down, crosses his hands, and looks up at e it?"

"I want to keep the money I make from now on for myself"

A tiny smile flits across his face "What are your plans for the "

I look out the , at the rows of huge barns and the racetrack and all the workers, amazed that one person owns all this Mr Goodwin didn’t build it, but his fa for me For e applications," I say "And to take the ACT"

Mr Goodwin nods and sular paychecks"

"Thank you, sir Hope you have a nice day" I turn to leave but Mr Goodwin calls my name I swivel around to face him

"Savannah, I didn’t take any of theforward

"I saved it all" He pushes an intercom button and asks his assistant to send Mr Blakely in "You’ve worked hard for that money and you need to spend it on you A man should settle his own debts"

A minute later, a tall man dressed in a suit appears in the office

"This is Mr Blakely, one of ers," he says "Michael, howthe race where she placed third?"

The h the papers, dragging his finger down a ledger "About 1,750"

I sit down on the couch, unable to stand I cover my face I’ve never seen that much e applications," Mr Goodwin says, "make sure you have my assistant and Jack look over them, understand?"

I taste salty tears at the back of my throat "I will"

"Blakely," Mr Goodwin says "Give us a minute" After the man leaves, Mr Goodwin raps his pen on his desk "Savannah, your father came to see me the other day He wasn’t aware you’d asked to help with Cindy’s paychecks"

I nod

"Your father wanted to make sure I hadn’t done what you asked…and he asked e advice"

My head pops up "He did?"

"I ordered his on student loans and scholarships to look at We were going to meet about it next week"

"You were?" I exclaietexpression flashes in e? Wouldn’t it be better for you if I just stay here and exercise horses and wax the floors or whatever?"

Mr Goodwin smiles and slips his pen behind his ear "When I was about your age,He said that

"I don’t do any of the i asure the horses are clean I don’t even feed my own kids Jodi cooks them healthy meals My staff takes care of me and ood care ofto make sure Cindy has some ti happen to your faood to us My staff is too i as I nod

The intercom buzzes "Mr Goodwin, your four pm appointment is here," the assistant says