For personal and professional reasons, Duncan could not tell Lily to get out.

“I guess you must not have breakfast yet, Duncan.”

Lily drew close with a smile and put the food containers on Duncan’s desk. “Mrs. Lewis told me to bring them to you. She said you often sleep late and wake up late, so you don’t have time to eat. Mrs. Lewis told me to bring you breakfast when she found out that I was going to meet you.

“I was driving behind you just now. I saw you going to a diner called All You Can Eat. Do you usually have breakfast there?”

She should try the food there sometime. Was the food that good?

Lily wondered whether Duncan was at the diner for the food or the operator.

“Ms. Harmon, my schedule is full for the day, so I don’t have time to discuss a partnership today. I need to get to a meeting in a minute.”

“I’ll book a time with the secretary later. We can talk business when you have time. What time is your meeting?”

“Nine o’clock.”

Lily looked at the time. Ten more