Not to mention the hundreds of workers whose livelihoods are tied to it."
Madeline did not like the fact that he hadn't called the estate 'Lord Russell's';
"So what exactly are you saying Lord Fitch?"
"I'm saying a short amount of time will be needed to sort out these issues. If you suddenly decide to reclaim all these assets, you wouldn't just be inheriting the lands, you'd be inheriting the accrued wages of the workers, the accrued property tax, not to mention the logistics involved in running the day to day tasks. . ."
He smiled inwardly- waiting for her to say something.
She had passed her first test by staying calm in the face of his son's provocative outburst. It showed she was well grounded and prepared- but just how grounded was she?
"Lord Fitch," she said slowly, as she picked up her tea cup and brought it to her lips, acting like she had all the time;
