chapter 264
hearing this reassuring voice, Vlad ran into the bathroom where Elena was struggling to heal herself. she saw that she could no longer crawl to the door and, seeing that the knocks on the door were not as violent as his father’s, he closed his eyes and turned the key in the lock. When it was unlocked, he poked his head in first to look around, and when he saw a man in a suit, he opened the door completely, though intimidated by the man’s imposing stature. Finn crouched down beside him and examined him to see if he’d fallen victim to Paolo’s madness, and when he saw that the boy was unharmed, he looked around the room and saw no one. He wondered where Elena was, but didn’t ask Vlad.
-She’s in the bathroom, trying to take care of herself, because Dad didn’t miss her.
Finn couldn’t believe it, so the child Paolo was so keen to frustrate and traumatize was his son. he didn’t believe it at all. he carried Vlad in his arms and sat him on the bed, heading for the bathroom where Elena was indeed moaning in pain as he applied alcohol-soaked absorbent cotton to her arm. Finn ran to her and crouched down in front of her. He examined her wounded arm and saw how much it had swollen. He could imagine the pain that was tearing her apart at that moment and felt like doing this to Paolo, but first he had to get them away from him. he retrieved the cotton Elena was holding and placed it on the tray of instruments she was using. he lifted her in his arms, which surprised the girl but she said nothing. All she needed at that moment was to be away from Paolo and to rest, especially as she’d never been used as a punching bag by anyone, this was the very first time she’d been physically abused in this way. she rested her head on his chest and closed her eyes. she didn’t even want to know where he was taking her as long as it concerned her safety.
As Finn crossed the room, he saw Vlad staring at him, frowning. He couldn’t work out what he was imagining in his little head, but now was not the time for small talk. He left the room with Elena in his arms, hoping Vlad would follow, but he didn’t. When he reached the living room, he saw that Paolo had taken another punch, but he was still alive, and that was the most important thing.
-Alexei, I’d like you to take the little one into the bedroom. He’s coming with us.
-My son isn’t going anywhere, dear Martinov, because if you ever come through this door with my son, I swear I’ll report you for kidnapping. He’s my son and I’m his father.
-I don’t have time for your nonsense, Fyodora, so if you want to have one more day of freedom, I advise you to shut up and don’t try anything, because if I call a social worker right now and they look at your son’s frightened eyes and Elena’s bruised body, believe me, you won’t get out of this alive, so consider yourself lucky that I want to keep this to myself. Alexei, take the kid back, we’ve got to go.
he nodded and headed for the indicated room. When Alexei arrived with Vlad, they left the apartment and Finn put Elena in the car. He wanted to leave, but reluctantly, because when he looked at his aniseed body, all he wanted to do was return to that building and make Paolo pay, but he had to be patient.
-I think that if you don’t want to drag Fiodora into this, you’ll have to take her to your place and not to the hospital, because when you look at her, it’s far from looking like a girl’s fight. you can leave with them and we’ll join you.
Finn agreed and set off with Elena and Vlad. The boy had been staring at him all day, wondering what he could be thinking. He thought it might be easier if Elena were awake and talking to his nephew to reassure him. When he arrived at his gate, it didn’t take long for it to be opened, and when he parked in the courtyard, he first opened the door where Vlad was, and let him out. He looked at his building with admiration, and Finn was happy that he liked it, because before Elena decided where to live next, he wanted them both to stay at his house, as he didn’t want them to be with that mental patient for even a minute. He carried Elena in his arms again, and this time Vlad followed him as he entered. His employees looked at him astonished, but he knew that no one would have the courage to comment on it, which was good. he climbed the stairs and, after walking along the corridor, he put her in her room. her clothes were certainly stained with blood, but after all, a sheet can be changed, that’s all. He contacted a nurse and while he waited, he looked after her with Vlad close by. he hadn’t taken his eyes off his aunt at all. when the woman arrived, she was taken straight to her room and began to nurse her. sometimes, little moans escaped from her mouth but she was very deep in her sleep to wake up. when she finished, she was accompanied by the staff as Finn didn’t want to leave her.
-You’re coming with me Vlad, I’ve got a lot to show you and we should let her rest.
-I don’t want to leave her alone like I left her alone with Dad. Maybe if I’d stayed I could have protected her, but I left her alone and he hit her.
-your dad isn’t here and besides, she’s asleep so nothing will happen to her. come with me.
He nodded negatively and Finn understood. He was determined to stay and look after her, and he didn’t want to force him to follow him, so he left them in his room and went out. When he arrived in the hall, he saw that his friends were already there.
-How is she and that brave boy?
-Elena’s not broken and her wounds are only superficial, and as for Vlad, he hasn’t suffered a thing, just that he’s very protective of his aunt and I think I’m going to see a lot of him. I’ve never looked after the kid and yet I made the effort of inviting him to come with me, but he said he didn’t want to leave her on her own. I imagine he’s her watchdog,” Finn finished under his breath.
-and that’s what would normally please you Finn, so I don’t understand why it irritates you so much… or… and yes, I get it. you’re afraid he’ll never let her go and you won’t be able to have her all to yourself, poor Finn Martinov, you’ll be able to bear it I assure you.Content is property of NôvelDrama.Org.
-I’m talking to you about something serious and all you can think about is the health of your cock. I don’t mind at all that he’s so overprotective of it.
his two friends nodded, not quite convinced, but left the subject since Finn was already irritated. Filip asked the housekeeper to bring them a strong drink, and even though Finn didn’t want to as he had a kid to look after while he waited for Elena to wake up, he still wanted to get rid of the anger that was taking over his body.
-What are you going to do with him, Finn? I’m talking about Paolo.
He shrugged his shoulders to let them know he didn’t know, and he didn’t. He couldn’t take this as a personal problem and start torturing this man when it had all happened in his flat. If he ever came after them on his territory, that was when he’d show him who he really was. When he was about to pour himself his third glass, he heard a small man approaching and when he looked up, he saw Vlad timidly advancing. He had no idea what a child’s eating schedule was, but he had to at least suggest it to him before he said no. When his staff saw him, they were surprised, but fortunately no one was allowed to comment on his life or they’d be fired, sometimes with something traumatic they’d never forget.
-Gina, I’d like you to find him something to eat and I don’t know if he needs anything else.
Gina smiled at him and nodded as she took Vlad with her, fortunately the latter hadn’t refused because Finn couldn’t really see himself doing it. When he returned to the living room, he saw his friends smiling mischievously, but quite frankly, he didn’t even want to know what they were imagining in their heads.
-You’re doing pretty well, my friend.
-Don’t you have a life, Filip? -Tell me the truth.
-You’re my life, Finn, and if I don’t talk about you, then who will I talk about?
Finn blew out his breath as he poured himself another drink. He had to drink enough to forget all about his teasing friend, because he was dying to wait for Elena to wake up and not know exactly when was killing him from the inside.