She wondered if he saw what she looked at.

If he did, would he guess her plan?

He had told her that if she wanted to say the secret phrase to lift the hypnosis, it was best to do so without him knowing, because if he was prepared, it might fail.

"What's up? Do you need anything?" she asked, changing the subject.

"Something came up, so I have to go to a meeting. I might be going home late tonight. If you want to go home first, I can ask the driver to take you," he said.

"No, it's okay, I’l