The pair must have returned from a shopping trip. Lily held Mrs. Lewis’s arm while carrying a few shopping bags herself.

“Are you heading out, Duncan?”

Running into her son, Mrs. Lewis asked.

“Mom. Ms. Harmon.”

Duncan said hello before adding. “I have an emergency, Mom. Sorry, I can’t attend to you and Ms. Harmon. You can either wait in my office or go home for now?”

“What’s the emergency?” Mrs. Lewis asked with concern.

“It’s an emergency.”

Duncan may be dense, but he was not goin