That proved he had kept his promise: he was protecting me, in his strange way.
“Surprisingly well. Your team works so fast they assured me that in two weeks I’ll be able to move in,” I paused for a moment and sighed with a calm smile. “I truly appreciate it, Alexander. You didn’t have to do that—I could have handled it.”
“Don’t thank me—thank the architect. Richie insisted on handling it himself.”
I frowned, thrown off. I hadn’t expected that either.
“…wait—Richie is an architect?” I had to confirm.
“He’s a partner in his cousins’ construction company, although he usually works in Sydney and its surroundings. It’s his people, not mine,” he assured me, with a hint of pride in his voice. “I only asked who wanted to lend me a hand with that, and he volunteered automatically. He said he c
