"Oh, thank you... but no need." Ivana Bennett smiled and declined the offer, shaking her own cup slightly, "I still have some here."
The assistant nodded and left the private room.
Across the table, the man behind the dark glasses was watching Ivana. His eyes narrowed slightly. "I've seen your work, it's very unique."
"Really?" Ivana shrugged, "Just a spur of the moment idea."
"Your design makes me think of life... vibrant life."
"The theme was spring, which naturally brings life and renewal."
"Are you Croatian?"
Ivana nodded. "And you?"
"I was born in Bitterford."
"Really?" Ivana was surprised. "So, we're fellow countrymen!"
"You're from Bitterford too?" The man revealed a faint smile. "I never would have guessed. It's been so long since I've been back, I wonder what Bitterford is like now."
Meeting a compatriot in a foreign land clearly excited Ivana, and she couldn't help but start chatting about their hometown.
