Lorcan's encouraging smile faded swiftly at her change in demeanour. He took a step nearer to the counter, watching her closely.
As final and resigned as it didn't sounded, Lorcan brightened a little at the news that Maggie did possess enough to get started, because, thinking about it before, surely the money had been the only real hurdle. (If he were richer - if he were rich at all, and not still half living off his father whenever he blew too much of his pay at once - he would have liked to loan her the money, help her with something to put towards her dream. People's dreams were interesting things, and he rather thought Maggie worked hard enough already to deserve hers to pay off.)
But it sounded as though she didn't have the money after all. Lorcan let out a commiserating sigh, leaning a little on the other side of the counter himself and letting his brow furrow in confusion when she paused. "What did the clause say?" He prompted, presuming she was just pre-empting him for some complicated legal jargon he was too daft to properly understand. What could the clause say? 'Not to be used for a bakery', or something? Surely the solicitor could have found a work-around!
As final and resigned as it didn't sounded, Lorcan brightened a little at the news that Maggie did possess enough to get started, because, thinking about it before, surely the money had been the only real hurdle. (If he were richer - if he were rich at all, and not still half living off his father whenever he blew too much of his pay at once - he would have liked to loan her the money, help her with something to put towards her dream. People's dreams were interesting things, and he rather thought Maggie worked hard enough already to deserve hers to pay off.)
But it sounded as though she didn't have the money after all. Lorcan let out a commiserating sigh, leaning a little on the other side of the counter himself and letting his brow furrow in confusion when she paused. "What did the clause say?" He prompted, presuming she was just pre-empting him for some complicated legal jargon he was too daft to properly understand. What could the clause say? 'Not to be used for a bakery', or something? Surely the solicitor could have found a work-around!
