I smiled and said, "Well, she happened to be free today, so she brought food here. Would you like to join us?"

She shook her head, raised the lunch box in her hand, and said, "I brought mine, too."

It looked like she was going to the pantry to heat it in the microwave.

When I entered William's office, he was still busy with his laptop. When he heard the noise, he didn't look up at all. He thought I was just coming to deliver the documents. He said, "Leave the documents first."

Seeing that the cup on the table was empty, I was surprised and said, "I thought you...