On her way out she saw another who was late to the meeting. He himself Kristen Smith. 'If he was to attend the meeting what was he doing at my company? In my absence at that' Maria wondered to herself. Once again the two passed each other as though they were strangers when they better than anyone else knew each other in and out. Kristen got into the boardroom and could see just how intelligence was. " That darn little brat!!!" the chairman from earlier shouted. He was outraged by the fact that Maria had pointed out the best way he could have made money at the Red awards. " Chairman, how about I help you with that little fly buzzing around your business. " Kristen had found himself a ticket, the final one he just needed to destroy his adversary. His face said it all, beaming with joy. Everyone else had left the meeting due to Maria pointing out that the chairman was trying to rob them. Kristen made sure he locked the door behind him. "Help me kill the fly that's been bothering you." Kristen offered a proposal to the chairman. The chairman was quite unsure of this proposal. He hesitated but what was he to loose after all she had done. "What is it that you gain from this?" he asked Kristen. Kristen went behind the chairman's shoulder and whispered behind his ear. " Let's just say, I hate her as much as you do.". Kristen then left the boardroom and off to his office. Meanwhile with Maria done with her" so called " important meeting of the day. She returned back to her company. There she found non other than her mother Sofi waiting for her in her office. It was as though she was toung tied from seeing her. Not out of joy but despair." M-mother... You're here already.". The woman who knew no stutter even when speaking to the most important person in Dubai, feared her own mother's mere presence for a minute. " Is that how you greet your mother after such a long time?Where are your manners Maria. " her mother Sofi Joshua said looking at Maria with disgrace. "I apologize. Good evening mother, how was your flight here? " Maria lowered her head as she said this. " *sigh* Have you prepared the guest house Maria? I am fairly exhausted from flying on a plane. Couldn't you even care to get your own mother a jet?" Sofi said looking at Maria with a side eye." Once again I apologize, I had no idea you were about to..." "Excuses, excuses... I have not an interest in a word you shall say.". Maria was silent. Tongue tied for she had no words in response of her mother. The only person in this entire world who knew how to bring Maria down to her knees. " Well you still stand? My arrival means nothing to you. Get me to the guest house child. " Sofi said. She was very disappointed in the way Maria had behaved. Maria finally zoned out of it and called Ciara to her office. " Ciara get mother to the guest house, as quick as possible. " Maria ordered Ciara. Sofi was quite confused about what was happening. Ciara instead of a driver was the one getting her to the guest house. She frouned and her eyebrows stitched, she scanned Maria and her outfit as well looked plain." Maria, sweetheart explain yourself.". Maria quickly picked on as to what she was on about. " Oh uhh..." She began to feel anxious as to what was she going to say. " I gave my divers a little bit of a break...." She raised her voice and continued "... but just for today, one day only I swear.". Sofi was observing Maria as she spoke and she was stuttering. Her daughter stuttering, absolutely unacceptable. "Maria, the outfit. A robe Maria, are you serious?" Hell was about to break loose because Sofi was angry. Not even Maria could fix that.