LOGINAnatoly swirled the clear golden liquid in the tumbler. He watched the sun slowly rise up in the morning. The once dark study was brightening up at around seven in the morning. Anatoly loosened his tie further and gulped down the remaining liquor before looking at the now empty bottle on his desk.His entire body ached from lack of sleep. But he continued to stare at nothing in particular. And he couldn't stop thinking about Nadia walking out on him. About her looking him in the eyes and telling him how she wasn't going to look back once she'd left him.But Anatoly didn't know why he believed that Nadia would walk in through that front door at any moment. And even though his ego wouldn't admit it, he knew the reason he didn't dare go upstairs to have a shut eye was because he was expecting Nadia to come back and apologize to him for slapping him and realizing that she was nobody without him. And that her daughter was also nothing without his name.But the night drew to a close and the
Nadia woke up early. She had a quick shower and tied her hair in a neat bun and she was all smiles. Riona was also awake and seemed a little energetic in the morning as well. It seemed that she could feel her mother's positive energy. Martin had sent a message very early in the morning and Leslie had ran downstairs to inform Nadia about her getting the cleaner job.Leslie sent Nadia the hospital address and Nadia was already dressed up at around seven in the morning. Leonora looked at her and had a small smile on her face.“Have you found a job?” She asked.Nadia nodded and Riona giggled a little. “I got a job as a cleaner at the hospital where Martin is interning at.”And then a loud laugh echoed from the staircase. Ivanova was descending down the stairs. She couldn't stop laughing and Nadia didn't even pay any attention to her. "Have you really stooped this low, cousin? From becoming the wife of one of the richest men in the world to now becoming a cleaner at some hospital? Wow, yo
Nadia woke up early. She had a quick shower and tied her hair in a neat bun and she was all smiles. Riona was also awake and seemed a little energetic in the morning as well. It seemed that she could feel her mother's positive energy. Martin had sent a message very early in the morning and Leslie had ran downstairs to inform Nadia about her getting the cleaner job.Leslie sent Nadia the hospital address and Nadia was already dressed up at around seven in the morning. Leonora looked at her and had a small smile on her face.“Have you found a job?” She asked.Nadia nodded and Riona giggled a little. “I got a job as a cleaner at the hospital where Martin is interning at.”And then a loud laugh echoed from the staircase. Ivanova was descending down the stairs. She couldn't stop laughing and Nadia didn't even pay any attention to her. "Have you really stooped this low, cousin? From becoming the wife of one of the richest men in the world to now becoming a cleaner at some hospital? Wow, yo
“You?! What the hell are you doing here?!” Riona became startled and Nadia had to pat her back to calm her and prevent her from crying. “Lower your voice, Ivanova.” Nadia didn't have a smile on her face when she looked at Ivanova. It was because of her that Nadia's life had been ruined right from the very start of when she'd been forced to marry Anatoly. “Excuse me? How dare you tell me to lower my voice! This is my fucking house and I can yell out as much as I want!” Ivanova gritted but Nadia didn't want to stay there. She felt Riona's expression turning into a small pout and about to cry from Ivanova's screaming. “Hey, what's the yelling about?” Leslie came down. She was half ready but had to come downstairs after hearing Ivanova's yelling. “Mind your own fucking business!” Ivanova yelled again before darting her eyes back to Nadia. “Why are you here, Nadia? Have you come to further rub salt in my wounds? To tell me that you are living the luxurious life by being Anatoly's wif
Nadia wiped her tears once she'd stepped out past the gates. But then she couldn't help but turn around and stare back at the mansion. And for a moment, Nadia wondered if Riona meant nothing to Anatoly because they were both out alone in the night. Nadia recalled everything she'd done to try and bridge the gap between Anatoly and his daughter. She tried to include him in everything about Riona's growth. But yet, it had seemed that nothing paid off in the end because Anatoly simply didn't care enough to allow her and Riona to walk out of his life. But then the gates were automatically closed and Nadia turned around. She didn't want to look back again but instead start anew. She looked down at Riona's head on her shoulder and smiled a little. “Everything will be okay, my baby. You and I will be enough for each other. And we won't need anyone else because I will do my absolute best to give you the best life.” Nadia whispered, knowing in my mind that Anatoly didn't deserve Riona. Her da
The slap echoed in the dark silent hallways. And for a few long seconds, Anatoly's face was still whipped to the side. He was stunned and he couldn't stop blinking as if replaying the event again and again in his mind. And slowly, he turned to look at Nadia. The shock on his face had vanished and now bloody anger surfaced. But Nadia wasn't scared anymore. She wasn't going to let him think that he could hurt her anymore. “I've had enough. I've had it up till here and I'm tired of trying!” Nadia gritted carefully as not to disturb Riona from her sleep. Nadia looked at Anatoly and continued. “How dare you walk through that door and ask me why I left the party? Are you serious?! What do you take me for? A complete fool and an idiot?! Because I'm done playing that role.” Anatoly was shaking with anger but at the moment no words came out of his mouth. He still seemed shocked by the hard slap and the slap still stung his cheek, nearly missing him by the eye. Nadia couldn't help the tear
Anatoly drove into the estate. He waited for a minute inside the car and turned to look at Nadia. Nadia didn't look at him but rather at Riona sleeping soundly in her arms. “I want you upstairs in ten.” Anatoly said and removed the car keys from the ignition. He left Nadia in the car and stepped ou
Anatoly looked at Riona. She indeed wasn't breathing properly and he looked at Nadia with a frown before walking past her, yelling out. “What have you done to her, she's fucking blue?!” “She... she was perfectly fine this afternoon. I... I don't know what happened,” Nadia was running right behind
The morning came. Nadia was restless all night. At some point she even cried and was exhausted but she could hardly sleep in Anatoly's room. Riona's cries kept on echoing on her sleep all night. And after what Anatoly had said to her yesterday, Nadia knew she had no choice. Anatoly had the upper ha
Nikolai angrily stormed out of Anatoly's office building. He pulled his hair and yelled out in the open. He didn't care that he was causing attention on him. In that moment, he didn't care at all. All he could think of was Anatoly once again getting the best of him. Anatoly had won again and he ha







