CARLOS
Early Monday morning, I am in my office, sitting behind my desk, while Mom is standing in front of me.
"I shouldn't have trusted you to handle that deal, Carlos. You failed me, your father, and the entire board!" She scolds me for the next fifteen minutes, non-stop. "That was supposed to be an enormous opportunity for our company, and you blew it all away. Just because you went to Danville to prioritize your date."
"I'm so sorry, Mom." I keep on repeating my apology. I have a headache listening to her endless ranting.
"That was a very irresponsible thing to do. You could have moved your date with Chloe Grayson on Sunday and prioritized meeting Mr. Yoshida. You already knew that he's a strict guy and choosy in meeting people, but still you postponed the meeting. Look where it got
