Bert noticed that Catherine's mood had been affected by Lilian, so he immediately changed the topic.
"What do you want to eat? Let Morrison make it for you. That husband of yours—do you really think he's there just to stir up trouble behind your back?"
Then he added,
"I'll have time tomorrow. I'll pick you up after work."
Lilian was a sensible girl, and she genuinely hoped Bert could find happiness. She immediately realized she shouldn't interfere, agreed, and quickly hung up.
For Lilian, although Bert hadn't explicitly confirmed anything, he hadn't denied it either. From that, she concluded that Bert must have someone he was seeing.
Her certainty came from knowing Bert's past behavior—he usually obliged her requests. Yet this time, he refused, or rather, postponed it to tomorrow. That alone was enough to prove that the person he was seeing now held importance to him.
