She kept this going until the elevator slowed and he pulled away from the wall where he’d been leaning. ‘Very interesting,’ he assured her. ‘But the fact that you played hockey for the university team, and have Grade Eight piano with Distinction, isn’t really relevant to me.’ ‘What is?’ For a moment there was something in his eyes that really, really made Leila wish she hadn’t asked that question. But then the look was gone, leaving her wondering if she’d imagined it, as Raffa returned to being the soigné billionaire with the slanting smile that could conquer the world. ‘Your enthusiasm, Leila,’ he explained. ‘Your enthusiasm when you talk about the mining museum. Your plans for it, and your dedication to the work you’re doing there—with the children especially. You impressed me.’ ‘Are you saying you were giving me a job interview all the time we were sitting in the lounge?’ ‘You could put it that way.’ ‘I see.’ Raffa’s job offer was no joke, she realised as her heart began to pound.
What do You think about The Purest Of Diamonds? (2014)?
