At this realization, Mia Grant shot up from her chair.
Ahead of her, Silas Grant heard the commotion, paused his swing, and turned to look at her.
Mia quickly turned away, not letting him see her unraveling expression.
She frantically grabbed her phone from the table, nearly knocking over the lemon tea beside it in her haste.
Thankfully, she managed to keep her voice steady, tossing a sentence over her shoulder at the man, "I need to use the restroom. I'll be right back."
"I'll have someone show you the way." Silas Grant suspected nothing.
"No need. I just saw the sign. I know the way."
After speaking, she pretended to leave calmly, breaking into a frantic sprint only after she was some distance away.
She ran head-on into someone.
Ugh!
Both stumbled backward. Mia managed to grab the wall in time, steadying herself before looking up.
The woman opposite her was caught by a friend just in time.
"What's going on!"
