Kris sighed outwardly this time, as he watched the expressions change of Angelo and Lily's furious, silent exchange, and steeled himself in case things decided to backfire. He rose to his feet and called out to the head tutor, "Excuse me, could you help this student, Lily, out? I think she wants a tutor for her calculus, but I'm busy right now. Maybe someone else could take her in?"

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The head tutor leaned out over his desk and replied, "Sure!" He set down the magazine he was reading and got out of his seat to greet Lily, waving to get her attention, "Hello, if you don't mind me interrupting your private conversation, would you like a tutor for anything?"