Perhaps that phone call was what did it. Julian Vaughn, who was supposed to arrive in Jynsia two days later, had changed his plans at the last minute and come with Simon Adler.
Mia Grant had plans with Simon Adler, but after a moment of hesitation, she decided to stand him up.
When Simon Adler got the call, he was silent for a long time before asking, "Can you give me a reason?"
Mia Grant thought for a moment, then said, "Julian Vaughn came with you, right?"
"Yes." But the two of them had gone their separate ways at the airport.
It didn't take long for Simon Adler to realize what was going on.
"You made plans with him?"
"Something like that. I'm planning to meet with him."
"..."
Simon Adler said, "I'll go with you."
"No need. We're eating out in public. Even if he wanted to do something to me, he'd have to consider the setting, right? It's not like he can poison me."
"Let's leave it at that for now. I'll treat you next time I'm free."
