Dylan did not respond to her question, however.

"Your friend hasn't made it, right?" He grinned like he knew everything.

A little stunned, Larissa shot back instinctively, "How did you know?"

"At this time, the elevators are packed with people. For Floor 45… I suppose even if the elevator's coming down from the top, it wouldn't stop there."

Other than that, it was her reaction after receiving her friend's text—she did not go inside but decided to buy coffee. That meant that she would still be waiting for quite a long time.

"Why don't you tell your friend to stay where she is? We'll send you guys up. You can try our company's coffee too. It's way better than any coffee you could buy out there!" Dylan looked proud.

Larissa was not comfortable enough to say yes. "We'll just park ourselves at Starbucks for a while. You and Mr. Rogers can go about your business!"

"We just came down here for a walk. There's no business to be had." Dylan was very sincere, but Larissa was doubtful of hi