"Your mom," she replied, just as flatly. "Does she own the place?" Rielle looked around as if him offering this information would suddenly make his mother appear out of nowhere. "Is she around here?" Curiosity was going to get the better of her if she didn't know what his mother looked like immediately.
"So, let me get this straight. You've worked here since you were twelve, and you run the place better than anyone, seemingly in a partnership with your mom, but you don't want to do this when you 'grow up'? What do you want to do then?" Rielle sincerely hoped it was something more... interesting.