Jason spent the day poring over the ledgers and all the previous accounts of the Brighton estate. After his talk with Jordon, he decided that it would be best if he really showed both Jordon and Alyssa that he was up to the task.
But mostly, it was because he wanted to prove Alyssa wrong. He wanted her to see that he was up to the task, regardless of how many times she would think him unworthy.
Jordon stayed and explained some of the nastier stuff to him, the bit about the servants wages and the cost of running the numerous properties. When Jason suggested that perhaps he could do with selling a few horses, Jordon looked at him like he had lost his mind.
“None of the horses I keep are lacking in any manner,” he said. “They are all of a racing pedigree, and four out of six of them have
