Who is Maria Forbes?

I was having a beautiful Monday at the office free of annoying pests like CEO Blackwood, but then the damn phone rang. It was the office telephone, I knew at that moment that it was going to be problematic.

Almost tempted to ignore the call, I finally took it.

“Hello Ma’am,” the feminine voice sounded from the other end.

“Oh,” I muttered as I realized that it wasn’t Maxwell on the other end, it was the receptionist, I recognized her voice.

“Hi… Celine,” I replied in relief. It couldn’t be much of a big deal as long as it wasn’t Mr. Blackwood on the other side of the line. “Is there a problem?” I asked.

“Not exactly, um… There is a lady here, she says she is Maria Forbes and she is here to see Mr. Blackwood.” The receptionist informed me.

“Oh… a lady? Okay, just hold on, I will put a call through and get you a response.” I informed her.

“Sure Ma’am,” she replied and I immediately hung up.

“Maria Forbes?” I muttered to myself. Well, if that doesn’t sound like old money, who could this M