He was a worldwide known mafia boss, the most famous of all, lets say he was known by everybody, he always had a lot of work to do and that made him spend a little bit of time with his gf, so to fix the little time he spent with her he always sent her a lot of expensive gifts, like puppies and he even sent her his credit card, so she could buy whatever she wanted, it was no matter for Derek. He hoped she would forgive his absence.