Charlotte had spent the rest of the morning convincing herself that she had plenty of time to solve her problem, so when Evelyn appeared at her door shortly before noon to remind her about lunch, she was still no closer to finding a suitable date for the wedding."Your lunch meeting with Mr. Lawson is in thirty minutes," Evelyn informed her. "I've confirmed the reservation at the Grand Meridian, and his office says he'll meet you there."Charlotte looked up from the documents spread across her desk. "Thank you. Did he say whether the meeting would take long?""He expects about an hour, possibly longer if you need to discuss the revised proposal in detail.""An hour should be fine." Charlotte closed the file she had been reviewing and reached for her handbag. "I'll take the documents with me."Evelyn nodded before stepping aside to let her pass, and Charlotte gathered the papers she needed before leaving her office. She had met Mr. Lawson several times over the years, and although he h
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