Alexis signaled the waiter and placed her order in hushed tones. As she was about to avert her gaze, she paused.

Several booths away, Alexis noticed Marcus.

Marcus wasn't by himself; there was a petite girl seated across from him, dressed in a manner suggesting she was his secretary.

The secretary was currently attending to Marcus.

Marcus was impeccably dressed, donning a white cravat even on such an ordinary day.