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‘I know’ She looked as if she wanted to continue but instead closed her h the photos

‘But?’ he prompted

‘But things are different now You need to start running the estate as a coentleman’s hobby’

Ouch ‘What do you think I’ve been doing these last few months?’ he demanded ‘Research? I have barely touched et all the farrants I can’

‘That’s not going to be enough’ She bit her lip and looked down at her screen, clearly thinking hard about so ‘I didn’t want to show you this until I had done more work on it It’s not ready yet’

‘Shohat?’ Wariness skittered down his spine

She clicked on the screen and swivelled the laptop round so he could see the screen

Seb had expected a photo Instead a formatted slide complete with bullet points faced him He raised an eyebrow ‘PowerPoint?’

Daisy coloured ‘I know it’s a little OTT but I couldn’t think how else to order it’

‘Go on, then Amaze me’ He knew he sounded disrapher as expelled frole that he hadn’t considered? But, he conceded, if this was going to be her home he should at least listen to whatever crackpot ideas she had dreamed up

She chewed on her lip for aa deep breath and pointing one slier at the screen

‘Okay’ She slid hilance ‘I want you to have an open mind, okay?’

He nodded curtly even as he felt his barriers go up

‘This is Chesterfield Manor The house, grounds and estate are a similar size to Hawksley Chesterfield Manor has been open to the public for the last fifteen years They specialise in outdoor trails and natural play’ She sounded self-conscious, as if she were reading from a script

‘An insurance nightmare’

‘This one’ The slide showed a nificent Tudor house ‘This is known for productions of plays, especially Shakespeare and they also do themed medieval banquets’

‘In costume? Tell me you aren’t serious!’