Sandra suddenly found herself at a loss for words.

If she had admitted to Lisa that she was working for the Cooper Group, Lisa would have laughed herself to death.

"Let's meet an hour from now," she finally said.

Lisa burst into hearty laughter.

"I suspect you've become someone's lackey. Tell me, did you lose a bet?" Lisa teased.

Sandra felt awkward.

Lisa was her close friend and had an uncanny ability to guess the truth about her almost every time—an ...