Lily got the information she wanted from Kwan. From what had been given to her, the man's name was John and he was the head of the board of trustees in Almond. His phone number sat right in her lap on the kitchen table. And she brought out her phone and made the call.
It was a good thing that her boyfriend wasn't around.
The call answered on the third ring and a young manly voice said, "John's office. How may I help you?"
Who the hell is this? Lily asked herself, with a frown. "I need to speak with John."
"He's in a meeting now, ma'am. You'll have to call back later."
"And who are you?"
"His secretary. I take care of his calls."
"Well, this is his line I'm calling. How come? Do you take care of his line too?"
"Oh, no ma'am. He left his phone with me before going in for the m
