"Is it really such a coincidence?" Peggy Lewis sounded slightly skeptical.
"It absolutely is. You'll know once you dine with me more often," Lyke Zhekova casually suggested they continue dining together in the future.
Peggy Lewis, as a perennial single, was adept at deciphering hidden meanings in casual office conversations.
While innuendo flew right over the head of someone like Abigail Ackehurst, Peggy Lewis was attuned to it, able to grasp all underlying implications.
However, outside of work, she was clueless about the machinations of courtship—she didn't realize that Lyke Zhekova was trying to woo her.
Lyke asked her about her usual pastimes and discovered that most of her time was spent with Cindy Clarke and Morgan Zhekova.
Be it travelling or going out on weekends, Cindy Clarke and Morgan Zhekova were always in the picture.
Ever since Cindy married Adrian Zhekova, all of Cindy's time was monopolized by Adrian.