Whiplash from her rubbernecking left her reeling. Originally she’d expected a dilapidated house from a couple who planned to con her out of a non-existent fortune. Reality didn’t come close to her assumptions. Theirs was an immaculately clean, two-story mansion with extravagant furniture. She came prepared though. Once she left Mitchell this morning, Kate had driven them back to her house with research being one of the top items on their agenda. First, Alana made an optometrist appointment, which the receptionist kindly scheduled her in within the hour. Then she’d called the Bowens who encouraged her to come over after the appointment to save Kate driving back and forth. That left little time to snoop into the Bowen’s lives. Kate had searched the Internet, finally coming up with an image of Mr. Bowen on the Channing, Slater & Bowen law firm website. Alana hadn’t expected a wealthy, highly educated man.
