“No.”
“Would you like me to arrange them?”
“Please.”
She took them one at a time and made a pile next to her. “That was easy. Why don’t you open another box?”
Once they got started, there was no stopping her. Soon all the boxes had been emptied and she’d put all the files in the cabinet.
“You did that fast,” he commented.
She flicked her gaze to him. “Are these boxes from your office?”
“This is my office.”
“You know what I mean.”
His lips twisted into a smile. “I’m head of Fontesquieu Marketing and Sales for only a few more days. Then my ties will be severed from the whole family business.”
She bit her lip. “Doesn’t that disturb you a little?”
Her insights were a revelation. “If you want to know the truth, I can’t wait. I’ve started a new company and have sent ads throughout Provence. From here on I’ll be doing all business here at the villa.”
“So that’s why you didn’t accept the CEO position.”
One dark brow lifted. “No. That’s not the reason. I would never want to be the head of the family business under any circumstances. At this point I intend to be my own man. One of the reasons I chose to buy this villa was because this study has an outdoor exit and parking around the back for clients.”
“I noticed.”
“It makes everything convenient without involving the rest of the household.”
“Of course.” She cocked her head. “Do you mind if I ask what your new business is about?”
“For years I’ve wanted to build a consultancy firm for people who desire to start their own vineyard, but don’t know where to begin.”
Cami blinked. “Kind of like their own private expert.”
He smiled. “That’s one way of putting it.”
“You’d rather do something like that than continue to work for your family?”
“In truth, I’ve wanted to do it for years.”
“Your knowledge will be invaluable!” she cried.
Her excitement sent chills over his body. “Maybe.”
“There’s no maybe about it.”
He stared at her. “Why do you say that?”
“Every time I’ve ever driven past your family’s vineyard, I’ve wondered how it got started and how your family continued to make it flourish over the centuries.
“To me it seems like an impossible project that would take someone brilliant to start a whole new vineyard and make it work. But you know all its secrets! No one would ever go wrong consulting you. There’d be no risk.”
“There are risks, Cami, and it takes a lot of work.”
“But they’d be learning from your genius.”