Chapter 12
The week had passed rapidly with a constant stream of deadlines and work to be completed at the law firm’s Budapest office. Lillianna had almost forgotten about her rapidly approaching meeting with Árpád. She remembered seeing it on the calendar on Tuesday night and that it was scheduled for the following morning. Lillianna felt a sense of hopefulness and optimism when she saw the name “Árpád” marked on the calendar in blue ink. It felt good to know that tomorrow the morning would be spent with him rather than within the firm’s sterile and lackluster office building.
It was finally 7 a.m. on Wednesday and Lillianna awakened with a start as the alarm buzzed. The bright sunlight streamed in through the windows of the bedroom. Once again, she heard the familiar cacophony of the b
