Zoe Payne originally just thought Miss Lopez was beautiful, but now that she knew she was her older brother's junior classmate, she felt even closer and invited her to visit their home, an invitation that was politely declined.
After returning home, she mentioned this to her brother.
Tim Payne rubbed his brow, "I didn't even think to greet her last time she was here."
He found himself reflecting that it was rather rude.
"Brother, are you very familiar with Miss Lopez?"
"She is quite a bright girl. Unfortunately, she later chose to go into interior design, and since our fields don't overlap much, plus she went abroad, we've had little contact these past years. But we had a good relationship before."
"I was hoping to get her to do some interior design work for our home, would that be okay?"
"Of course, as long as you like her work."
Tim Payne doted on his sister, and his response to her requests was naturally a given.
He added, "I'll invite her over to our home another day."