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"Jo, to my room now!" Vian ordered as he passed Jo's desk.

The man had just returned from the hospital where Daniel worked and before returning to the office he stopped by for lunch at a restaurant near the hospital.

Jo just nodded and followed Vian into the man's study. "What's the matter, sir?" he asked then after facing Vian.

"What did my wife want to talk to you about at lunch today?" asked Vian to the point.

"Um, nothing, sir. Just a small problem," said Jo.

"What little problem?" Vian looked even more curious.

"Yesterday I met your wife at the hospital when I was accompanying an acquaintance of mine. It turns out that your wife knows someone I was with and we were just discussing yesterday's meeting."

"Your acquaintance? Who? Your lover?" asked Vian repeatedly.

"No, sir," said Jo. "Not yet," he added later.

Vivian nodded in understanding. "That's it. You can go back to work," he said later.