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"Time holds promises, curses, the meant-to-be's and the what not's, lingering, slightly into the open, waiting to unravel the events that can make or break a person."

She thought that arriving three hours earlier than she's supposed to would give her a special pass. For god's sake, she was Samantha Lee, daughter of the founder of the Lee Group of Companies. She didn't want to flaunt it like that but it's with times like this that she feels so desperate that she would use all the possible predicaments just so she could be at where she'd rather be at the moment. Well, at least, her title was enough to give her access to the Bennett Office.

Lee Daughter Engaged with Bennett Heir. The headlines were a fuss at the business world two years ago, much more to those trying to get their business on with John Lee. Samantha failed to understand what the news meant for each of their families. For her, it was simply a new and exciting chapter in her life back then. She didn't know that it was that lifetime partnership his Aunt Emma was wishing for. Not that she was doubting any of her intentions before because truthfully, they got along pretty well. Victor's aunt was as hip as her mother and seeing that her mother and his aunt acted practically like sisters (ignoring the fact that their first names are even identical) gave her the impression that it would seal the happiness that she's been willing to see in her mother's eyes ever since Lorraine left the house. Victor was just an added bonus on her part.

It was an understatement to say that she fell for him that fast. In fact, she fell head over heels for him, much to her dismay that the man she's marrying is two years younger than her. Where was the vigor that she was willing to flash at him that time? It was gone that fast, only because he smiled back at her and her stomach turned upside down. She didn't regret falling for him because she knew deep inside that they indeed shared a mutual feeling for each other. Wouldn't that be the reason why they got engaged? 

Meliá Athens has provided her with more than what she needed. She needed the time, away from the city but of course, not too away from civilization. She needed the signal, the net, and everything else that she could get hold of to contact home. Her mother's health wasn't really at its best these days and no matter how much her Uncle Maverick insisted for her to stay home, she couldn't abandon work just like that, especially when she was trying to prove a point to her parents. She don't need their money to get on with life. She's actually capable of surviving, with her camera and just herself. 

But who was she kidding? Of course she needed them. She'll never know Meliá Athens nor she'll never be in a premier room overlooking the Acropolis and the Lycabettus Hill, not without the influence of his father. But how dare do everyone calls her passion a waste too? Yes, she could dwell into business, or the science of new technology, she could always do those but the thing is, photography is the only thing that was originally hers, something that they cannot take away from her. Maybe it isn't as grand as how successful her sister, Lorraine was in Seoul but at least she was doing something worthwhile. At least, she'd still be coming back at home from time to time.