Maya was taken aback, momentarily frozen in place. What... did he just say? After a brief silence without a response, Charles voice came through again, crisp and to the point: "Time and place?" Was he really going to have lunch? Snapping back to reality, she reported the name of the hotel that Davina had booked in advance: “Sea Grand Hotel, at three o'clock this afternoon." Of course, she couldn't take such an important person to a shabby place. Davina must have put in a lot of effort to find a high-end, classy hotel, she thought to herself. Then, without another word, he abruptly hung up the phone, as if he were extremely busy. Frowning, Maya called Davina to let her know the arrangements were made and to ensure the hotel was booked in advance. Glancing at the clock, she realized it

