Chapter 148 - I Am Not Insecure

"Grandpa, what is the big deal? Instead of going to office, I'll be just travelling to Italy which is only two hours by air and will return by night" she knows that it is not possible to come by tomorrow evening as something else might come up but to handle the current situation she promised this, she also decided to try to be back early as her grandpa is really worried.

"I will call the security head right now." James was talking about the new team of bodyguards he hired for Rachel and was calling the head of that security.

"Grandpa, I have already informed them about it and the team would be accompanying me to Italy. So, please stop worrying about all of this and spend the rest of today with me, let's go and have lunch together." She went and hugged him to calm him down.

He calmed down and patted her on the head, "I don't want to lose you Rachel and I really get worried when you are not here. I know that you can manage everything on your own but I am very scared of losing you Rachel, you are my only family left in this world. I don't want to take any kind of risk."

"Grandpa please don't worry, why are you treating me like a baby? I can take care of myself, there are so many bodyguards who would be accompanying me, so please stop worrying."

"Yeah but I want to be sure from my end too."

Then James called Frank, the security head and he immediately came there as he was nearby, he is always around Rachel.

"Good afternoon Sir, Good afternoon Ma'am" He wished them.

"What am I hearing Frank? Why didn't you inform me that Rachel is going to Italy? You are supposed to tell me everything related to Rachel immediately" James shouted on the security head.

Before Frank could explain, Rachel interrupted him and said "Grandpa, I just informed him on way from office to home and I instructed him not to tell you as I wanted to inform you personally, so please don't shout on him, he too got to know just now and yet he quickly made all the arrangements."

She defended the security head as he was really not at fault and she couldn't let someone else take blame for her actions.

Grandpa then commanded him that "Then you have to protect her well and ensure she is safe and doesn't encounter any argument only then will I forgive you as I can't trust anyone else but you."

"Sure sir, rest assured, Ma'am will be fine and I will ensure she is safe." The bodyguard promised as he knew how serious the situation was.

James was still not comfortable but he agreed to it and again asked Rachel to take care of herself and after a lot of instruction to Frank he let him go to make other arrangements.

Then James and Rachel had lunch, he was still worried and she was trying to pacify him.

Then they spent some quality time together and he told her about 'The Eminent Club' and told her about all the activities he indulged in and shared his stories and she too listened to him with utmost concentration and enjoyed his stories and was happy that the three old men found an amazing past time for themselves and there was no limit on entries to this club so she asked him to enjoy there for the next two days and not worry about her.

They didn't realize when it was already night, as they indulged in spending some quality time together after a very long time.

Then the two had dinner and once they were done, they were surprised by Anthony and Michael who visited them, she understood Daniel asked his grandpa to spend the next two days with James and therefore these two were here as Michael would not miss a chance like this and they three always stay together, she was glad as these two were here. Now, she can relax and not worry about her grandpa and focus on the project.

Wishing good night to all three men after spending some time with them, Rachel went to sleep.

Before sleeping she called Daniel. His phone was busy so she wondered who he was talking to so late in the night.

She was about to keep her phone aside when her phone rang, it was Daniel who called her. 

"Hey"

"Who were you talking to?" Rachel didn't want to ask him but she wondered who he was talking to so late at night and therefore she couldn't help but ask him.

"It seems someone is getting insecure?" He laughed at her question.

"You don't want to tell me? Are you trying to distract me?" 

"Oh god, no Rachel, I just sensed some insecurity, I was on call with Jessica." He honestly answered her.

"Oh, why?"

"Well, it had been a long time and since you were going there, I was just warning her to not create trouble for you." He joked.

"Really?"

"Haha no. We were just catching up, she was free today."

"Oh"

"Satisfied or should I tell you in detail what we talked about?" He teased her.

"No need, I am not insecure, I was just curious as your phone is never busy around this time." 

"Okay okay, What was grandpa's reaction?" Daniel asked her the main question.

'You know what, It was more difficult to handle him than I expected, it took me a lot of convincing and pacifying to calm him down."

"Yeah it was expected."

"I managed to handle him but I promised him that I will be back by tomorrow night, I am not sure if I can."

"What! Why would you promise then, Rachel?" He hissed at her as he got angry.

"I will try to return as soon as possible but in case I wont, I will call and tell him tomorrow. He was just not agreeing so I had to, I'll inform grandpa Anthony and grandpa Michael also if that's the case."

"Don't worry about grandpa we will keep him busy, you just finish your work and come soon."

"Don't worry, I'll really miss you."

"Yeah me too"

"We will definitely meet once I return from Italy"

"Sure, Good night and take care."

"Good night"

Then she went to sleep.

Next day

Rachel and Sam along with Frank, the security head and his team of five bodyguards headed to the airport, after going through customs and security check, they all went towards the area where their private plane was waiting for them.

After the eight people settled in the plane, it took off and after around two hours, they landed in Milan.

During the flight journey, Rachel slept, although it was her own private plane she still decided to go early as they have a meeting at 11 am, so they started at 5 am.

Sam woke her up after they landed and there were three SUVs already waiting for them, Sam and Rachel took one SUV, Frank and the two other bodyguards used the second SUV and the remaining three bodyguards took the third SUV and they all headed to Marriott.

The second SUV was closely following Rachel's car. Her car was in the middle whereas one of the cars was ahead of hers and the other was behind her car.

Frank already made all these arrangements in advance so things progressed smoothly.

After reaching their hotel Rachel again slept for an hour and then after having a bath, she wore a black formal suit paired with white shirt and tied her hair in a ponytail, then she met Sam downstairs and they had breakfast together.

After that they went to meet Jessica at her workplace, her office was only ten minutes away from where they were staying and that was the reason why Sam chose Marriott to stay.

In ten minutes they reached the headquarters of The Carlson company. 

Rachel looked at the building in front of her eyes in awe, she was really impressed with the architecture and loved it.

The building was built in a way that it is half underground, and half of it was above the ground, it looked really beautiful and there was a lawn under the ground as well as above the ground.

From up, she could see everything that was happening inside the office as it was made of glass and she could see how beautiful it looked like. The rest of the area was surrounded by trees giving out a pleasant feeling.

It looked more like a holiday place than a workplace. 

Rachel thought she would be willing to come to the office everyday if she got an office in an aesthetically beautiful location like this. 

At the entrance of the building she and Sam met June, Jessica's assistant.

She was dressed in a pink shirt, tucked in a black pencil skirt, her hair was tied in a ponytail and she was looking extremely professional.