3 p.m., France
Samantha had just finished her meeting with some colleagues abroad. She was assigned by their company to present their Singapore branch at a business conference that helped them promote their expansion plans. She was walking in the hallway to the elevator when her phone started ringing. She stopped walking and answered the call. It was Margarita.
“Yes, Ma? Is there any problem with the kids?” She immediately asked after she accepted the call.
“They’re fine. I just came out of their room. It’s eight in the evening here, so, it’s bedtime,” Margarita replied. She then heaved a sigh which didn’t go unheard of by Samantha.
“What’s with that sigh, Ma?” Samantha looked around to find a place to sit. Towards the end of the carpeted hallway was a set of two single sofas with a
