Chapter 6

Anna walk into the newly built hotel alongside Mrs Maria. They stride into the first room, from the first floor to the last. Each room they entered, Anna made sure she took a note on how big and spacious the rooms are, as some rooms were bigger and wider than the others. After taking a tour and looking around the building, they stride back to the lobby.

"You put in a lot of work here." Anna said to Mrs Maria.

She smiled and wave her hands.

"This isn't exactly what I wanted, wait until you see the one I plan to build next year, and in advance I'm giving you the contract to furnish the rooms." Mrs Maria responded.

Anna was filled with so much joy, she quickly pulled her into a tight hug.

Mrs Maria hugged her back with a smile on her face.

"Thank you so much for everything you have done for me." Anna said in a warm tone.

She's going to get everything back, she can't just sit and watch someone else destroy her, after four years of hard work, From taking part-time job, bartending and even a receptionist, she can't go back to her old life.

Mrs Maria felt she was indebted to Anna, if her mum hadn't helped her years back, she wouldn't have gotten so much wealth, but it was sad that she had to die only when she was able to acquire so much wealth.

Thankfully, her daughter is here, and she was willing to do anything for her.

"Anna, you don't have to keep thanking me, I will do anything for you. There are some clients that are coming from Morocco, I will make sure I introduce you to them."

Anna pulled her out of the hug.

"I couldn't have done this without you. Thank you, Aunt Maria."

"Oh please you're welcome, now get to work, my secretary here will assist you, take your time and make exceptional furniture for me." She said and turned on her heel's.

"I will do just that." Anna responded, making Mrs Maria chuckle. Her secretary accompanies her to the rooms for the second time, she took a note of everything and was sure nothing was left out. When she was done, she thanked the secretary and got into her car heading back to the company.

The memory of Christ in her office crept into her head, she parked and cuss before pulling his card from her bag.

"Anna Lee, I don't know whether you're doing the right thing or not but trust your instincts, you will explain everything to Khalifa later, he will understand you." She mumbled to herself before she made a U-turn.

She arrived at his company and strode Inside, she asks for directions and took the elevator to his floor.

She got off and walk to his office. "Good afternoon Miss." She was greeted by a blonde, which she was assuming is his Secretary.

"Tell your boss Anna Lee is here to see him." She said, but it sounded like an order.

The blonde scamper into his office and informed him. She came back and told her to go in.

"You can go, i…" Anna walks out of her before she could finish her sentence.

"Goodness, does she even..." She was cut off by Anna who turn to look at her, her face showed no emotions. The blonde shivered and ran out of her sight.

Anna knock and turned the doorknob before striding in. Immediately his gaze landed on her, there was a giant grin on his face.

Only she can make him smile like this, he thought.

She walks in and took a seat. If he doesn't smile, why is he acting different towards her? Was with the wide grin on his face? She thought.

"You should have at least wait for me to offer you a seat, this is my office, but I forgive you." He said, like she would care.

"I want to know the reason you're here is because of my offer." He said, leaning back on his chair.

A dead silent fell in the room, the two of them said nothing, their gaze locked with each other.

What if he was the one behind the fire? What if it was a payback for the way I spoke to him? Maybe that's why he's giving me an offer, what else would make him want to help me? Anna thought.

Each time I set my eyes on this woman, I get more fascinated, I doubt she's here for the offer, but either ways even If she rejects it or not I will still find a way to make her run to me, Christ thought.

After the prolonged silent, Anna finally spoke.

"I'm not here for your offer, I came to tell you not to show your face to me, here's your card, I can survive this on my own, it's my battle not yours, so stay away from me and my business." She said in a calm tone.

What's wrong with me? I came with my proposal but here I'm telling him to stay away from me, what has gotten into me? Why can't I tell him why I'm here? I'm sure Khalifa would understand why I did what I had to do, Anna thought.

As expected, Christ thought she would refuse his offer, but that won't make him give up.

"Very well then, if that's all, use the door." He said In a calm tone.

She chortled and stood up from the seat, before she could get to the door, his PA knocked.

Christ ordered him to come inside. He turned the doorknob and stride inside. He greeted Anna, and walk straight to his boss.

"Report." Christ ordered.

Anna halt when she got to the door, his PA was hesitant since she was still by the door, but Christ gave him a go ahead.

"Liam just set a trap, he plans to kill you tomorrow." Anna heard, and her eyes widen.

"Call Mr Ben, tell him I need a new car before tomorrow, I'm sure you know what to do when the car arrived." Anna quickly walks out of the office, closing the door behind, and drove to her company.

Immediately she walked out of the car she was surrounded by the paparazzi, she hissed for coming through the front, she had forgotten she had a mess to clean up. Thankfully her security team were outside, they quickly shoved the paparazzi out of the way and made way for her to get into the company, which she luckily did.

She sighs when she got to her office.

"Sis, Billie quickly stood up when she saw her walk into the office.

"Ain't you supposed to be at the restaurant? What are you doing here?"

Billie was skeptical if she should tell her she was in the vicinity and decided to stop by or tell her she was worried about her and ran here to see her, but she just decided on the latter.

"I'm sorry, I have been worried about you, that was why I came to see you." She said sincerely.

A smile spread on her lips when she heard her. She mumbled a small thank you and pat her back before walking to her seat.

"How was the hotel checking? Have you confirmed how many sofas they will be needing?" Romeo asked.

She opened her bag and pulled out the jotting she made and handed it over to him.

"That's it because the rooms are big, for each room they will be needing three sofas each, and there are 130 rooms in the hotel, she wanted to make it look like a penthouse, but I guess she changed her mind."

Billie was shocked, she just heard a hotel with 130 rooms.

"Wow, that's going to be a lot of money."

Romeo huffed and shut her up, "you think it's a lot of money? It's not even a quarter to what the company makes in a week, but here you're wowing over something small."

She frowns and turn to Anna with her lips pouted, Anna blinks at her and smile

"He is right Billie, the company makes more than that in a week, that was why the store house incident is about to make the company go bankrupt. We put in a lot of money in it, being it our first-ever audition. If the store house wasn't set ablaze, we would have gotten five times of what we spent, and we won't just be known in city L, other countries would have heard about us."

Billies mouth has been open all this while she was explaining, they make so much money and yet still complain they need money, if the company has so much money, what has she been doing in the restaurant all her life? She thought.

Romeo use his hands to help her close her mouth

"I Know you're shocked to hear that, yes if we had done the audition, we would have gotten a life Fortune, that would take care of your great grandkids even if they don't have to work." Billie shook her head.

Anna and Romeo were stunned on how surprise she was.

"That's too much money, it's sad that everything turned out this way. But have you met with Mr Christ? Have you decided to accept his offer?" Billie asked.

Her expression changed at the mention of his name, she doesn't know what got into her, she was going to make agreement with him only if he helps her get Mr White back since he was popular in NY, but she declined, she wasn't sure why she had to, but thought it was for the best.

"I turned him down?" She blurted out.

"What, how could you? We're about to go bankrupt, and because of that, some employees are not coming in for work, they assume in no time the company will crash. You know we can't let that happen." Romeo said with his voice echo In the room.

Anna looked at him, why is he getting mad at her for turning him down?

"Listen that was the best I could do, I went there to accept his offer, but my instincts didn't approve of it. I don't know how I turned him down and besides Khalifa is against it, I couldn't go ahead with it because I don't know what might happen, so it's better this way."

Anna feared dealing with more problems, it all started just when she revealed her identify, she wouldn't want to take another risk, but unbeknownst to her the worst of all is yet to come.

Romeo pace back and front in the room, furious about what she just said, the two figure just stares at him waiting for him to speak up which he finally did.

"I can't stand and watch this happen, let's take a vote, majority carries the vote, if we win, Khalifa loose."

"There's no need for that." They heard and diverted their gaze to the door.

"Sis we don't need to take a vote, I realize I was wrong, we made a promise to support you, whatever decision you make, I will support you. If you're still going to accept his proposal, you have my validity, go ahead, we should save this company, a lot of mouths feed from this company, let's work hard and do our best." He said and turn to look at Romeo.

"Sometimes I wonder how you're older than me, there are terms you need someone to hit you."

"I agree with you." Billie chimed in, and he gave her a side eye look.

"Okay, let's talk better when we get home. Billie, back to your Working Place." She raised her hands in defense and turn on her heel's.

"Romeo gather the employees by Monday morning, I need to have a word with them, send them letters if you have to, and whoever refuse to abide my calling is fired." Anna said.

"Okay." Romeo responded and exited the office alongside Khalifa. She sat back on the chair, her secretary walk in and handed her a letter. "Miss Lee, this came for you." Who would send her a letter, she thought.

"Thank you." She said, and her secretary turn and left the office, she placed it in her bag in order not to forget it. She put on her laptop and start to analyze today's work.