Larissa stood there as she thought about it for two minutes. Eventually, she still walked in with her cup.

A group of women were having a little meeting in front of the coffee machine in the pantry.

Larissa asked politely with a smile on her face, "Could you guys excuse me for a bit?"

The chattering stopped at once.

The women let her pass while looking away from her or touching something else. They could not have made their guilt more obvious.

Judy studied Larissa's expression carefully. Se