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“I want eight kids”

Luke rubbed his jaw

“Oh co around”

Luke fell against the chair behind him “This is my point You just coreatest notions in the world You expect everyone to follow suit I don’t want eight kids I may not even want a kid

“I don’t know if you really want children, Lucy I damn sure don’t think you want to hand over your corandfather built from scratch, to my brother or anyone else”

“That’s where you’re wrong” A beat later, she said, “I’ve been living this life for a while now I’ sport I never have tio to sleep”

“And you love Rex so much that you want him to enjoy that lifestyle?”

“He see away indefinitely I’ aside so he can be the front ain”

“Rex wants you at his beck and call Don’t you see that? He doesn’t give a daood idea, Lucy Your company may very well fail

“I’ behind his back here I will talk to him and tell him exactly what I’ve said to you

“The reason you were able to build Mason Malone’s High Performance Group into a powerhouse is because you were passionate about what you were doing Your grandfather was able to funnel money into the company, and you had the desire to learn all you could about stock car racing You were interested in the business Rex’s only interest is you”

“That’s not true Look at your situation here The two of you are thought of as the brightest businessriculture”

“Yes, but, Lucy, we’ve had years of experience in livestock, not stock car racing We don’t just farm We day-trade stocks, play the futures, and dabble in real estate—farmland mostly

“We’ve inherited so ain, ouldn’t have to, but if we needed to start over, we know our business We grew uplivestock Rex is a good businessman because he knows his business That doesn’t mean he can take over your company and keep MMHPG profitable”

“I want a family, Luke”