Charlotte's eyes flickered. She cast a meaningful glance at Jason, testing, "Will you not attend it if it's a private invitation?"

"If it's a private invitation, all the more reason for me to go." A smile spread across Jason's eyes.

The exhibition hall was crowded on the weekend.

Charlotte looked at the people in the hall and was a bit chagrined. "I should have made a weekday appointment. There are too many people."

Jason accompanied her silently, his tall and sturdy ...