‘You’re frowning again.’
‘Thinking about that job you mentioned,’ she admitted. ‘Are you serious?’
‘Never more so. You have qualifications in land management, specialising in polar regions, so why haven’t you put them to use?’
‘I had family commitments—and I don’t want to talk about that now.’
‘So I talk and you don’t? I don’t think so, Eva. That’s not how it works.’
‘This was your idea, and either you have a job for me or you don’t.’
Roman looked at her ruefully. ‘You might want to think about how that sounds to a prospective employer. Relax, Eva. This isn’t a test. It’s a serious offer. Maybe the consortium needs your particular local experience and expertise. Have you considered that?’
Her heart wrenched as she realised she was back into the old combative ways, trying to destroy something before she had given it a chance. Was she going to throw this away too? ‘Sorry. I’m just—’
‘Confused by being thrown into a whole new world of possibility? I know. I know you need time, but there is no time, Eva. We both know the mine is at a turning point, and I’m determined it’s going to survive. Now, either you want to be part of that or you don’t.’
‘Can you tell me something about the job?’
‘I want you to work with me.’
‘What? Work with you? Doing what?’ She had imagined some office job low down the pecking order—something to keep her off his back, yet under his thumb. ‘I don’t know anything about polishing diamonds.’
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