Chapter 17

At the crack of dawn, pandemonium broke loose within Semion's mansion. The reason? The woman they dreaded had arrived.

"Val, long time no see!" Semion moved in for a hug with his elder sister, only to receive a stinging slap on the head. "What the–"

"What on earth did you do?! Why am I just learning now that you almost kicked the bucket, Semion?! If Uncle hadn't tipped me off about the trouble with his family's wife, I'd have been clueless! You nearly met your maker, for crying out loud!"

Semion couldn't dodge another blow as his sister struck him again. This was the main reason for his trauma with her.

Valentina Lombardi's strength matched that of a man. Even though Semion could easily overpower her if he chose to, doing so would land him in hot water with his father.

"Please, ease up, Val. My wounds are still fresh–"

"What in tarnation?!" Valentina's palms smacked both sides of Semion's face hard to snap him back to reality. "Y-You... What happened to your left eye??"

"Could you go