Chapter 6: Guarding His Territory

After doing the interview, she has been getting lots of calls from people who might be fans and admirers.

When the car drove in the direction of her penthouse, she was shocked to see the kind of crowd that was there.

The crowd included reporters who wanted to get their own exclusive interview and fans who wanted to see her face up close.

Hanan turned to her assistant who was sitting close to her in the car. “How did they know my address?”

“I don’t know Miss Quick, I’m even as surprised as you are.

“Get into the underground carriage” she said to the bodyguard driving.

The car immediately drove into the underground carriage and they could see the reporters trying to get inside the carriage but the security men stopped them from getting in.

The security men closed the carriage so know fan or reporter would get in.

The bodyguards opened the door for her and she stepped out from it, even if there was know report or fans on site the bodyguards still shielded her.

As they headed to the elevator, one of the security men rushed towards them.

The bodyguard stopped him from coming any close.

“Miss” said the security 

“Let him be, Don” Hanan said to Don who was holding him down

Don't let go of him and he straightened up “I can’t believe you are the owner of QuickFashion, my daughter had ones saved up to buy your designa. She is the biggest fan of your work, so please could you sign an autograph for her '' He said as he brought out QuickFashion magazine, the new season’s edition.

Hanan nodded and collected a pen from May, then she signed her autograph on it.

“Thank you so much Miss, my daughter would be so happy”

“Your welcome” Hana smiled at him and then got into the elevator with others.

The elevator got to the 50th floor of the building before she stepped into her penthouse. 

The bodyguards waited outside while she and her assistants went inside.

“Get me a glass of water with ice inside and then bring it to my study” she went to her study room while her assistant went to get her a glass of water with ice inside.

“Here is it madam” May dropped in on the table close to her

“Thank you” Hanan picked the glass of water and drank from it, then she sighed in satisfaction “A glass of water is what I needed”

“Yesterday’s interview was really nice, madam, but it took all of us by surprise. I’m really surprised that you are planning to move to Italy and start up a branch of the fashion house there” May said, expressing her thoughts.

May had been working for Hanan since the start of the company. She is the trusted and diligent assistant of the fashion designer and CEO of QuickFashion. May Skyler is an average height Armenian with short black curly hair. She is beautiful and also fashionable.

At first she had a bad taste in fashion but being a fashion designer’s assistant, she had to learn to dress properly.

Hanan moved her eyes away from the documents she was reviewing and looked up at her assistant “There is something I never told you, Italy is actually were I came from, I grew up there, I have only been in the United States for 10 years”

“Oh, I never knew”

“Of course you didn’t because I never told you”

“Yeah”

“Meanwhile, are these all the documents I need to sign?”

“Yes madam and also I have contacted top real estate agents in Milan as you had requested me to. Both the ones that deal in housing and office space, here are their details and contacts”

May dropped the paper on the table

“Alright, if there is nothing more you can retire for the day”

“Okay ma’am, have a nice evening”

“You too May”

After she was through in the study room she went upstairs freshen up and came downstairs to have dinner.

She has a cook and a cleaner who comes twice a week to clean up the place and stock the fresh with food. She is more used to homemade food than fast food.

After warming up the food she ate and sat to watch entertainment news.

Suddenly she received a message on her phone. She checked her phone and saw that it was from an unknown sender.

She clicked the message icon and read the message. 

MAKE SURE YOU GET BACK HERE SOON!

Although the message was from an unknown sender, just by reading the message, she knew who it was from.

She looked at the clock and saw that it was 11pm, meaning that it was already morning in Italy.

“So unbelievable” she said with annoyed tone

She just arrived in Angeles yesterday and now he was already pestering her to come back.

“He is still as controlling as ever”

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Inside the emergency meeting room were some departmental managers in the Salvatore group of companies.

Although a meeting was going on but his attention was divided

David kept staring at his phone, waiting for a reply from her but known came.

His phone suddenly light up and he checked to see if it was a massage from her but it was a stupid news notification. He checked in the massage box to be sure but there was no massage from her.

David held on his phone tight, he was annoyed.

Although she doesn’t know his number, based on the message he sent, she is supposed to know it was from him.

What was she doing that made her not reply?

His mood suddenly changed, making the atmosphere in the room change as well.

Noticing Mr Salvatore’s mode, the managers were scared that he might not like the presentation that was being given.

“Should we create another project, Mr Salvatore?” The head of department asked

“Continue as planned, meeting is adjourned” 

He got up immediately and left the meeting room, immediately dialing the number of his bodyguard.

“Hello boss”

“Where is she?”

“She is in her penthouse and might already be resting”

“Go check if she is really there and inform me once you do”

“Yes boss”

David hung up the call and went back to his office.

Few minutes later his bodyguard called to inform him that he had just spoken to her, meaning she was home.

So she was avoiding him? David became angrier 

Back in her penthouse, Hanan just finished talking to the bodyguard and went back to the sitting room to continue the show she was watching.

She knew why the bodyguard had come to check up on her. David must have called and told him to do so since she didn’t reply to his text.

He most think she had gone somewhere 

He was still the David of ten years ago, he never changed, always guarding is territory.