Williams looked at her, wondering why she was so surprised. "Didn't you realize that earlier?"
"Lance? Interested in me?" She shuddered. "That is so... disgusting," she said with a grimace.
"However it is, we have to use that to our advantage. I do not want to do this either, but we don't have a choice. And I am going to be with you whenever you have to speak with him, so you don't have to worry about being alone with him," Williams assured her.
They both stopped walking when they saw Beth's father, Sir Rager, walking toward them. He looked angry. Susan turned to Williams and whispered, "Perhaps I should try to convince him that..."
"No! Are you out of your mind? What do you think our parents would do if they heard of it?" Williams whisper-yelled and glared at her.
