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“You don’t? How do you survive without money?”
I shrug. “I get by.”
She studies me, her eyes narrowing. “Do you live off your women?”
I laugh. “My women?”
“If that’s your game, I should warn you now, I’m poor. You’re not going to find much to live off here.”
“Oh, Daisy, Daisy, Daisy.” I shake my head, fighting a smile. “I have more money than I know what to do with. I don’t need anyone to keep me.”
She scoffs. “And that money comes from dabbling?”
“Yes and no.”
“Why are you being so vague?”
“Okay, here’s the CliffsNotes version.”
She arches one of her perfectly sculpted eyebrows. “CliffsNotes version?”
“Do you want to hear it or not?”
“Go ahead,” she says, waving her marshmallow hand in the air.
“My Granny left Bennett and me a trust fund.”
“Bennett?”
“My brother. It was his bucks party we were at last night.”
“Ah.”
“When I graduated from university, I started working for my father. He’s an investment banker. I hated it. I’m more of an outdoorsy kind of guy. I stuck it out for a year, but when I couldn’t do it any longer, I left.”
“And now you don’t work? You live off your trust fund?”
“I live off the investments from my trust fund. My share portfolio, real estate, and the money I earn from my YouTube channel.”
“YouTube channel?” her voice rises an octave or two.
“That’s what I said, didn’t I?”
“Where does the helping part come into it? Do you give investment advice on your channel?”
“No. Like I said, I’m an outdoorsy person. Don’t stuff me in an office, darlin’. Give me fresh air and sunshine any day of the week.”
“You’re doing that vague thing again, Nolan.”
I grin. “In a nutshell, I mow lawns.”
Her eyes widen in disbelief. “You mow lawns?”
“I help people who need it. Overgrown gardens, elderly people who can’t manage anymore, and people who can’t afford to hire someone to maintain their yards. Sometimes the council threatens huge fines because their property has gotten so bad, so I swoop in and help them get it back under control.”
“Do you charge them?”
I shake my head. “Of course not. I don’t need the money, and honestly, I like knowing I’ve made someone’s day easier. There’s something good about being able to give back.”
