However, as she scanned the board area, her excitement turned to confusion.
The man she was expecting to see was nowhere to be found. And there wasn’t even a seat reserved for him as all seats were occupied.
What was going on?!
Everything went well last night. They even went to work together in the morning.
Susan was at a loss for words. She turned and met Lucinda’s gaze.
Lucinda gave her a sly smile and turned away.
Her smile, though icy and alluring, felt like a taunt to Susan.
She couldn’t shake the feeling that Lucinda was somehow involved in the mysterious absence of the man she was expecting to see.
Susan struggled with her thoughts for a while. Then she eventually caved and leaned over to the person next to her, whispering, “Do you know why Mr. Gerry isn’t here?”
The man’s face immediately twisted in discomfort as he waved his hands defensively.
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“I don’t know who Mr. Gerry is. Don’t ask me about him.”
Susan was taken aback.
What was with the cryptic reaction? Why did it seem like that something was wrong?
Undeterred, Susan turned to the person on her left, only to be met with yet another denial before even asking.
“I don’t know anything.”
Susan was beyond confused at this point.
Lucinda took the stage for her speech.
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“Recently, we’ve discussed with Visual Point about the casting of their new play. After so much debate, we’ve decided to have Dwayne and Baron take on the two male lead roles.”
“Wait!”
Susan’s hand shot up, cutting Lucinda off.
“When did this take place?
Why am I not aware? We were just discussing last night.”
Lucinda furrowed her brow.
“What did you discuss last night? With whom?”