Page 38 of Reborn to Love You

So focus!

Payton tried to recall her train of thought.

Niccolò de Vindice was...oh, right.

He was so protective of his privacy that there wasn’t a single photo of him on the Internet. At all. Since that was practically unheard of in this age, she could only imagine how much he had spent to make it happen.

But with Fairscale’s IPO just around the corner, and the fact that his company was hiring for its new PR department—

Oh.

She finally noticed how he was looking at her, and well...

This was her first job interview ever, so she wasn’t actually sure what that stare meant, so...

“I’m sorry,” she blurted out. “Did I do something wrong?”

Mr. de Vindice coughed. “No. Apologies.”

And now, his high-boned cheeks were slightly flushed.

“S-Should I call for Nellie? You look—”

“It’s fine,” he said curtly. “Let’s get on with the interview, shall we?”

Payton’s heart sank. Had she made him angry? Again?

“You’ve just graduated from college, I take it?”

“Yes, sir.”

“And where else have you applied aside from Fairscale?”

“I have an interview with Todd & Tolstoy lined up after this,” she admitted.

“And if both of us made you an offer, which would you choose?”

“You.”

And when he raised a brow, she realized how that sounded, and she hastily added, “I mean, Fairscale. I...I’d choose Fairscale—”

“That wasn’t what you said earlier.”

Was it just her or did that sound like Mr. de Vindice had purred those words—

Enough, Payton!

You need this job!

So stop thinking stupid thoughts!

Payton cleared her throat. “I apologize for the misunderstanding. What I meant was that Todd & Tolstoy’s job opening is for advertising, and I’d rather work in PR.”

“Is there any difference between the two?”

“People versus products.”

“So you’re saying you prefer to market people?”