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‘You take an interest in business? I got et yours?’

‘The London School of Economics,’ she responded automatically

Her reply ht not have wiped the supercilious s him look mildly taken aback

‘You’re trying to tell ot a Masters in Business Administration?’

He had one of those perfectly straight patrician noses that had been specifically designed to sneer down at lesser mortals Scarlet would dearly have liked to punch it Physical violence not being an option, she had to fall back on giving as good as she got in the sarcasm stakesp????e

‘Actually I have, but it’s not the sort of thing I’d norht sound a bit pretentious’ She widened her eyes and adopted an expression of kittenish innocence ‘Don’t you think?’ she appealed to hi off ht lead people to think I had a self-esteem issue’

The stunned look in his eyes gave her a leeful satisfaction

‘I doubt anyone is going to think you have a self-esteem issue,’ Roman mused after a moment of startled, static silence Whatever the hunched-shoulder stuff had been about, it had not been a confidence issue; her present manner made that obvious

She inclined her head and sh she ell aware his comment hadn’t been meant as a compliment

‘Perhaps I didn’t get this right I thought you worked in the nursery?’

‘I’reed with pride

‘Aren’t you a little overqualified for the job?’

He stopped short of calling her a liar, but she could hear the a superhu the names of referees who could confirood she had been at her job

‘Actually I was under-qualified,’ she explained cal for job satisfaction’

‘Good for you!’ he applauded with teeth-clenching insincerity ‘I’ve always said there’s no sha you can’t hack it’

Scarlet’s cheeka fixed smile ‘You have no idea how much I value your opinion’