My previously dizzy, muddled brain was instantly shocked into clarity by his proposal.
'Work?' The word felt so far removed from my life that it was almost surreal. I'd gone from graduation straight into being a full-time housewife. I had no real work experience to speak of. What exactly would someone like me even do at his company?
Furthermore, the Hess Group was a massive family empire, raking in millions by the minute. If he didn't have a specific agenda, there was no way Maverick would waste his time sitting here drinking coffee and chatting with me. 'Could it be...'
Unfortunately, the image of him leaning over me earlier chose that moment to replay itself in perfect detail. Which, annoyingly, only confirmed that the man really was offensively attractive.
I forced myself to stop th
