"Well, yes. She is indeed very kind. She's Like a real mother to me..." Vivian felt a Little awkward all of sudden after saying the Latter part of her sentence.

She had this feeling that Julie wasn't acting like herself these days. In fact, she felt that Patricia was giving her more support than her own mother.

But Vivian shook her head and got rid of this thought.

To distract herself, she asked Sally casually, "Have you seen the List of trainees? Did you happen to see Maria’s name on it?"

“Maria? Why would her name be on the List?"