Miss White and the Seventh Heir

“As I recall, I predicted you would hire me because I was the best.”

“The best, huh?”

For a moment, things were easy and fun between them. And the way she smiled at him made him want to lean in and kiss her. He knew that wasn’t possible, but it didn’t make him desire her any less.

He cleared his throat. “We should get back to the festival and see if this beauty helps you land an interview or two.”

“Or three,” she added. As they started to walk side by side, she said, “I’ll pay you back for this.”

He didn’t say anything, not wanting to ruin this moment of easiness. He’d missed the laughing, smiling Sage more than he thought possible. This was a start, he just had to build on it—show her that she wasn’t wrong about him.

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

SAGE FINGERED THE beautiful pendant.

It felt strange to be wearing a piece of jewelry purchased by Trey. She knew it was purely a strategic move and that there weren’t any emotions tied to it. But every time she looked at it, her heart beat faster.

“Hey, where’d y

ou go?” Trey stared at her across an umbrella table where they’d been enjoying a light lunch.

“I was just thinking I shouldn’t be sitting here. I should be circulating and putting your plan to work.”

“You don’t have to push yourself every minute of the day. Sometimes you need to just enjoy yourself.”

“I will once I accomplish what I came here to do.”

He looked at her like he didn’t believe her. “You’ve accomplished a lot in the short amount of time since you’ve been at QTR.”

“And there’s so much more to do.” Her gaze moved over his shoulder, landing on an A-list actress. Her last two movies had been box office hits.

Trey pulled up the notes he’d made about the actress’s past films, upcoming ventures and interests. He read off the information to Sage. Armed with the information to make this hopefully a successful conversation, Sage stood up.

“Good luck,” he said. “If you don’t need me, I’m going to do some mingling. I’ll text you if I get something.”

Her gaze kept straying back to the actress, making sure she didn’t get away. When she glanced back at Trey, she said, “I’ll see you back at the château.”

She moved away quickly to catch up with the actress.

You can do this. They’ll like your idea. You just have to get them to listen.

“Hi.” Sage smiled as she approached the young woman. “Aren’t you Abigail Wright from the movie Visitors from Beyond?”

“Why, yes, I am.” The young woman smiled at being recognized from one of the films being played here at the festival. “Did you enjoy it?”

“I did.”

They went on to discuss the film for a couple of minutes. Perhaps Trey had been right about the beautiful piece of jewelry. So far it had been her lucky charm.

The actress’s gaze strayed to Sage’s badge, which was still obscured by the pendant. “I see you are with the press.”

“I am. And I would love to interview you.” She was thankful Trey had researched the actress’s professional background as well as her volunteer work. “I know you’ve done some volunteering to build houses for those less fortunate.”

The actress’s face lit up. “I have. It’s a really great venture.”

“Perhaps we could frame the interview around the volunteer work you’ve done and then segue into your films.”

“I would like that. What outlet are you with?”