Holly faltered. Speechless, she pursed her lips and gently shook her head.
'And here I thought Philip Powell knew about me and Silas. Turns out, she was talking about Quinn Zeller…'
'What a false alarm…'
Holly lowered her eyes, gripped her phone tighter, and ate her meal in silence.
Philip Powell carried her food bowl around the table and sat down beside Holly, giving her a little nudge with her shoulder.
Holly glanced sideways at her.
"Oh, come on! Don't be shy and deny it. I saw everything." Philip Powell whispered, covering her mouth with her hand. "Quinn Zeller just texted you, asking you to eat with him! And you're still saying there's nothing going on? If there's nothing going on, why would the President's special assistant ask a lowly intern like you to have lunch?"
