Marchetti’s Obsession – Chapter 9

Mia Lennox

One week in this house, I haven’t gone through any uncomfortable situations again. The man everyone calls Don, he’s my buyer and also a jerk, he looks at me with hatred every time we meet in a hallway, I guess when he looks at my face he remembers my knee inserted in his noble parts, he deserves it for being a jerk.

He is a young man, but unbearable, I have seen him giving orders all over the place, I think someone important is about to come to the house and he looks annoyed by the visit, I have no idea how to read his expressions, as it is always the same for any situation.

gym. I enter the place, I stand still when I see that Italian guy hitting a punching bag, the man is bare-chested and sweat is running down his skin.

He stops

ss Lennox, what are you doing here? -he asks as formally as ever, walking over to his

going into rooms like th

eth.

grump, but he’s a good man at heart,” he say

y worried,” I mumble.

s Lennox, you have more power than you think…” The door is opened and through it the Don enters. The gaze of the huge Italian goes from me to the man in fr

ing here? -he asks grumpily.

nox is exploring t

n a serious voice and then fixes his gaze on me.

teeth.

What did you say? -He asks, walking towards me, I back a

come near me,” I ask terrified.

s.

Don,” he mumb

makes that noise.

, leaving me alone with the Italian who f

e walks towards me.

my face, I can tell my words have upset him.

you are my property,” he

bject,” I whisper.

lp but frown.

o you? -I question.

e to talk to him,” he says.

ho I should talk to? -I ask.

decide everything you can and can’t do,” he replies.

to mine to the point where his nose brushes mine.

of,” he threatens.

learing makes him pull away from me.

gaze goes to the three supermodels who run on th

anything they say, but it’s the first time I’ve seen him smile with such sincerity.

tupid grumpy man is no exception.

Who is that girl?) – one of them looks at me curiously and then the others.

e back of his neck.

di importante (Nothing important),” the women

orno (Good morning),” exclaims a man’s voice.

and I think I’m wrong with my previous thought about those women, because even though they don’t look much alike, they have similarities that make them look the same.

ted and if I’m not mistaken that word they shouted as they entered, fratello means brother.

ll he has questions to ask the Italian.

.

like standing there.

tti

ce and I wait for him to ask his question.

uman just like Astrid here? -he asks.

a glass to which I add whiskey, drinking it all in one gulp.

her here against her will,” he says.

e,” I mutter.

-I’m just surprised,” he sits down. -I know how much you love As

s,” I tell him.

and that’s why I

he girls come here? -I ask.

ow how over protective he is,” he mumbles.

remind him.

ke a son to father, however, he doesn’t like suitors who go after girls.

t any guy try to make a crush on one o

any? -He changes the subject radically.

ent will be made for the cruise ship you also designed,” I inform him, watching as his lips curl into a genuine smile, this m

,” he says.

ns are a work of art, I’m gl

ks.

personal responsibility for choosing the different managers for the project, i.e. engineers, master builders, etc. We don’t want information about this construction to leak out, we would like it to be a surprise for the public,” I explain.

sisters enter wearing swim

change our clothes.