Lillian was late.
An hour had already ticked by since the start of the workday, and there was still no sign of her. Sitting at my desk, a tight knot of worry began to form in my stomach. I had personally driven her home and watched her walk safely through her front door after the chaotic incident at the club last night, so I knew she was fine. But she wasn't answering any of my calls, which was completely unlike her.
I would have left the office to check on her myself, but the timing couldn't have been worse. At any moment, the new owner of the company was scheduled to arrive for his official introduction. As the head of the Human Resources department, skipping this meeting was a luxury I simply couldn't afford.
Just as I pulled out my phone to dial her number for the tenth time, my off
