Lily's eyes lit up. "That's amazing! I'm free all day tomorrow."
William stood up to leave. "It's settled then. I'll go back and get ready. See you tomorrow."
The next day, William arrived early at the agreed-upon location, a professional combat training gym.
William waited for Lily at the entrance, holding some practice mats and equipment. After a while, Lily still hadn't appeared. He took out his phone, a little uneasy, worried that something might have happened.
Just then, he received a text message from Lily.
Lily: Sorry, William, something came up at school. Could I come a little later?
William replied to the message. He was about to head to the school to see what was going on when his secretary, Amy, called, urging him to return to the company for a strange negotiation.
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