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The law firm's working hours are from nine in the morning to five in the afternoon, with an hour for lunch and rest at midday. Of course, this is just a clause in the employee handbook, meant to regulate the current three assistants and any future assistants and clerks. Partners generally have flexible hours, often needing to meet clients or go to court, so arriving late and leaving early is permissible.
On the unveiling day, since there were no cases coming in, before five o'clock, Simon Forrester told Sienna Thornton to hurry home for dinner. Sienna insisted on leaving at five, so Simon had to sit and wait, all the while criticizing her for being rigid.
Sienna ignored him, sitting lost in thought. As she thought, she suddenly said she wanted to have dinner at Melinda Linton's place that evening.
