I’m glad you think so. That coffee comes from the local Fazenda that
supplies your business.’
She sipped. ‘It’s delicious.’ Perhaps the owners of the Fazenda would add their plea to hers because if her business closed down then they’d have to find a new buyer for their coffee. ‘I’m looking forward to
my visit.’
‘Good.’
‘Well—’ she placed the cup back down on the table ‘—we seem to have spent the entire evening talking about me, which is very boring.
What about you? Were you born and bred in Africa?’
‘I don’t understand what possible relevance my heritage can have on the survival of your business,’ he said softly, his accent strangely thickened. ‘Take my advice and concentrate on the things that matter.’
‘I just wondered about you, that’s all.’
‘I never talk about myself.
