CHAPTER 44: THE VLADIMIR’S F★CKING MANSION
CHAPTER 44: THE VLADIMIR’S FCKING MANSION
LILY’S POV:
After the incident of Nikolai destroying my Christmas decorations and he belittling me, I locked myself up in my room and refused coming out the next day. A maid came to call me down for breakfast but I said I wasn’t hungry.
My stomach was rumbling and screaming for food but I was still very angry and hurt by Nikolai’s attitude.
“It’s just a goddamn tree, why be upset about it?!!”, I asked myself. Or was he acting under the influence?
I wrapped myself with a blanket and refused going out and I stayed that way.
I heard a knock on the door again and I didn’t respond, then I heard retreating footsteps.
‘Must be Nikolai’, I thought, he came back and I heard jiggling a key into the keyhole and I should have known he would have a spare key.
“Sit up. We need to talk”, He instructed and I did, avoiding all eye contact with him. I heard him sigh and offered himself a seat opposite where I sat.
“Something came up so we will be going to Russia by tomorrow…”, He said and I was shocked but I didn’t show it neither could I ask him.
I had so many things to ask him like why where we suddenly going to another country? Can’t he go alone? What was the matter? why so sudden? but I couldn’t ask him, I needed to remember my place, I didn’t want to upset him any more than I have.
“Did you hear what I said?”, He asked, thinking I must be lost in my own universe.
“I heard”, I replied briefly and almost inaudible.
“Okay. Pack your necessities, I don’t know for how long we would be there for but it might take a long time”, I heard him say and I nodded then he left.
I sighed and closed my eyes. I mean he can’t be serious right? To leave my life here and just follow him to Russia, just like that?
‘He owns your life remember?’, my inner thoughts reminded me and I scoffed, she was right, my life isn’t mine anymore.
I don’t even have a passport.
**
In the afternoon I got up to have my bathe and wear clean clothes, I read books because I was bored and wished Nikolai would just disappear and not disturb me anymore. I still refused to eat and I thought Nikolai would come get me or ask a maid to wheel in a cart of food like he always does but not today.
‘He must really hate me’, I thought and scoffed. Here I was thinking about a man who definitely wasn’t thinking or worrying about me.
He was the one that told me to remember who I was to him, where I came from, my class and I was busy thinking he would worry for me. I must be such a joke.
I told myself not to think about him anymore, to forget how he made me feel, the smiles, his worried look towards me, his lips, his kisses, the way he touches me and make me moan. It was all fake, Nikolai Vladimir was all fake.
“You need to wake up Lily “, I said to myself, tapping my cheeks.
It was already dinner time and a maid came knocking on my door, I told her I wasn’t hungry and she quietly left. How long was I going to keep this up? If I wanted to be rebellious, at least I should have money or other means of survival, but I was just a hostage after all, no way to go and no other option for feeding.
I was really hungry and tired and weak then I heard a knock on the door again.
‘Is it Nikolai?’, I asked myself.
“Miss Lily, the boss said you need to be downstairs at the dining table in 3 minutes or he would come up here and make you swallow a whole steak without chewing it”, The maid and and I opened my eyes in shock.
It did sound like something Nikolai would say and I know he doesn’t make empty threats. I got up and in less than three minutes, I was downstairs with the maid.
I refused to sit close to him like I always do, I sat far from him as possible and I heard him half chuckle. The maid got me a clean plate and I put some food in my plate and started eating slowly.
“Get her a glass of milk”, Nikolai told the maid, I frowned.
“I don’t want it”, I refused, still looking at my food. I don’t need him pretending to care for me, I was so over his shit.
After eating, I quickly went back upstairs to avoid any interaction with Nikolai, I had a shower and packed up the little things I had, for the trip. I wasn’t sure for how long we would be staying there but I just packed whatever I think I might need.
Going to an entire different country sounds very hard, I would have to leave my old life here, my papa and school and just go. I mean I didn’t have any other choice, wherever Nikolai said we were going, I should follow without asking questions.
***
The next day, we both went to the airport together where I found out he owns a private jet, like he actually has his very own private jet. He gave me a passport and I opened it to find out it belongs to me. Strange but I didn’t ask.
His friend, Ivan, and his driver, Lev were both there too.
‘What was really going on in Russia that they had to come too?’, I wondered. Was it serious or an emergency and why did he have to bring me too? To keep an eye on me?
We boarded the jet and Ivan sat with me, he was really chatty and I wasn’t in the mood. I didn’t want to seem like a bad person and send him off.
“The flight should take 16 hours or more… just relax and enjoy yourself. There is movie to watch, also champagne. Do you drink champagne?”, Ivan asked to which I nodded and forced a smile. He tried to talk me into drinking but I politely refused.
I looked over at Nikolai and he was already sleeping. I did the same.
***
We finally arrived in Moscow, at least that was what the pilot announced. We got down from the jet and more than 6 cars were waiting for us. My mouth almost dropped open but I controlled myself.
“WE ARE BACK BABY!!!”, Ivan yelled and I looked at him weirdly, Nikolai just chuckled and hit him on his head.
I don’t know much about cars but these ones all looked super expensive and it made me wonder how rich Nikolai was? How rich is his family?
Nikolai and I got into one car and Ivan into another with Lev then it was the fucking sirens all the way. The cars we fast and they disobeyed alot of traffic rules but Nikolai didn’t seem to care.Copyright Nôv/el/Dra/ma.Org.
The cars drove through the highways and off the main roads, into a remote area. Then I saw it, the biggest fucking mansion I have ever seen in my life.
I thought Nikolai’s mansion was very big, but this… this was a hundred times bigger.
As I got out of the car, I couldn’t believe my eyes. The mansion in front of me was huge! It was like a castle from a fairy tale. The walls were really long and had lots of fancy details that shone in the sun. The roof had pointy parts that reached up towards the sky. I felt small compared to the massive house. I was amazed by how big and beautiful it was.
The mansion was surrounded by a vast estate, with lush green gardens and perfectly manicured lawns that stretched as far as the eye could see. Tall trees and colorful flowers lined the winding driveway, which led up to the grand entrance. A large fountain stood at the center of the circular drive, shooting water high into the air and creating a soothing melody. The compound was enclosed by a high stone wall, with iron gates that seemed to stretch up to the sky.
As I gazed around, I noticed a tennis court, a swimming pool, and a separate guest house, all nestled among the beautifully landscaped grounds. The entire estate exuded an air of elegance and refinement, a true masterpiece of architecture and design.
I wondered what it would be like inside and what Nikolai’s family are like.