Chapter 570 - Found a house

In Los Angeles, Jeff and JoAnna went together to see the Mediterranean style villa which JoAnna saw with Bridgette previously, and Jeff agreed that it's great. They decided to make an offer and get the house.

Enrique, the real estate agent for sellers didn't show up, but JoAnna didn't think that is anything unusual.

They found out that there will be some slight delay since owners are out of the country and that they will be back in about two weeks. At that time, they can negotiate price and sign the paperwork. Jeff and JoAnna got a verbal promise that sellers will talk with them first, even if someone else shows interest in that property. At the same time, owners said that property will not be publicly listed.

JoAnna was happy about this. Knowing that they found their future home, was one thing less on her mind. Now she can focus on wedding. Wedding! It's in less than two months, and she still didn't pick where it will happen. Stella offered to help out, but JoAnna rejected the offer. She knows how Stella took over Sophia's wedding from 'decorations only' to 'practically everything', and she has no intention to let her mother meddle.

JoAnna will pick a place and then get one-two wedding planners to execute on her ideas. She started working with Bridgette to find some locations that might work.

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Back in Seattle, Hill grandparents did number of checkups related to Mary's memory loss and the prognosis is not promising. Results came as early stages of Alzheimer's disease.

JoAnna said that she will keep on contacting experts whose focus is on memory loss with a goal that they can offer a treatment that will at least help manage her condition if not reverse it.

There is no cure for Alzheimer's disease, and JoAnna really hoped that doctors who did first round of tests are wrong.

After getting the results, Mary said that she is tired, and wants to take a break from all doctors and scans. James and Mary decided to go to their estate on East coast.

They promised to attend JoAnna's and Jeff's wedding.

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Sarah and Aiden took a one day trip to Los Angeles to check out the cliffside house and they liked it very much. The view is breathtaking, they love the unique design and the infinity pool. Seven levels of the house hidden inside cliff are more than either of them imagined possible, and the underground airport blew Sarah's mind away. Sarah definitely got her basement, and Aiden got his large garage.

Aiden was already thinking what cars to get to fill up that garage, and when he saw that Sarah is planning to use one of the rooms on fifth level as a VR room, he knew that she is onboard. They are getting the house.

House already has solar panels, and Sarah suggested that they add a wind turbine as well. She wants house to be self-dependent and Aiden agrees.

They met with Jeff and JoAnna for dinner before heading back to White family property.

Sarah was very happy to hear that JoAnna and Jeff found a house. That means that she can start installing Eve! But she needs to do that secretly, so that Jeff does not find out. Sarah already made plans that after they finish this training in Reno, they will spend few days in Los Angeles, and she will use that time to install Eve while Jeff is in office. She was giggling when she tried to imagine Jeff's expression when he comes home one day, and Eve welcomes him. 

JoAnna was ecstatic to hear that Sarah and Aiden found a house they like in Los Angeles area!

Both sisters were excited by the fact that they will live nearby. They wished that Sophia is close to them as well, but they found comfort knowing that she is in Seattle area, close to Stella and Edward.

Sarah and JoAnna spent quite some time showing property pictures to each other and explaining details on how they will use the space.

Sarah talked about one room which she will use as an office where she will install all high-tech gadgets and work from there.

JoAnna said that she will use one of the rooms in the basement for her secret-lab where she will create her potions and do her research.

Sarah called her a mad scientist, and JoAnna laughed until her belly hurt.

Sarah was interested to hear more about rooms in the basement that JoAnna and Jeff will have. Idea popped up in her head to set up a VR room for Jeff and JoAnna. Sarah had this thought hovering in her mind since they handled those Dodson brothers during her birthday party: they need a place where they can handle people who wrong them, maybe even interrogate them. And if they have access to VR room, they can simulate any environment they want. The person being interrogated might think that he is in a jungle, or on a beach, or in a tiger's den. Who knows? Possibilities are endless. She took a mental note to discuss this with Aiden before bringing it up in front of Jeff and JoAnna.

Aiden asked Jeff for contacts to make an offer on the cliffside house. Jeff said that he will take care of it.

Jeff was waiting for a chance to do something for Sarah and Aiden. Sarah did several things for him, and he will never forget that she played a major role in removing obstacles for him to be with JoAnna. Without Sarah, canceling the agreement with Lambert would be very difficult, if not impossible. He would not be able to produce required money so quickly, and she is the one who came up with a suggestion that Isabella should be the one to inherit her family business. Sarah did many things at the company as well, and so did Aiden.

Jeff sees this as a perfect chance to repay the favors to both Sarah and Aiden. He decided that he will buy that house for them.

After dinner he spoke with JoAnna about this, and she liked his idea very much. She promised to keep it a secret from Sarah until transfer of property ownership is completed.

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On Friday, Jeff and JoAnna came to White family property. Sarah and Aiden spoke with them about their findings related to King and related properties that were purchased with same account as the units in Fairfield. They all agreed that warehouse in Chicago area should be investigated and decided to postpone that until Sophia and Felix come back from their honeymoon. This operation needs to be planned well, and they can do that only if all six of them are together.

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Training grounds were repaired, and Sarah and Aiden had daily sparring matches which their kids and recruits observed with awe.

They had to add few conditions: match is only within a rink, who damages rink loses, who exits (or falls out of) the rink loses. Only with this they ensured that no further damage was done.

Sarah and Aiden regretted that they can't go all out, but at the same time, this was a good way for them to practice control.

It was time for Sarah and Aiden to take their kids to New Mexico. Kids were excited to learn how cars work and to learn driving, and Sarah and Aiden were eager to try out their cars.