(POV - Eleanor Heather)Our lives drastically changed after Elliot and Rosie were born.Nick resigned from his job and appointed a competent new partner to manage his law firm.When I asked if he would regret giving up the firm that he had built from the ground up, Nick shrugged, seemingly unconcerned.He said he was embarking on a new job that he had never tried before… being a father.As usual, Nick was always right. Being parents to twins was an incredibly exhausting job. The different personalities of Elliot and Rosie also posed their own challenges for us.But Nick seemed to enjoy it very much. So I had no reason not to enjoy it as well.Of course, problems still arose in our lives.Several months had passed since Lana became a Leech. At first, Greg had hidden the fact that Lana was turned by Vlad’s henchman named Carleon.But eventually, Nick, who was suspicious, tried to investigate. The two of us “judged” Greg until he admitted everything.We were very surprised because at fir
In the end, we agreed to discuss the Carleon issue further after Greg told Lana, because after all, this problem also concerned her."Getting Carleon to come here is not that easy," Nick said after Greg had gone home.We had just put Elliot and Rosie to bed in their room. Lately, they had been able to sleep on the same schedule, whereas before I and Nick took turns watching the twins because of their different sleep schedules.If Rosie slept, Elliot would wake up, and vice versa. Such a schedule had almost driven us crazy.It was only this week that we finally got to sleep in the same room again. Before, one of us had to sleep in the twins' room just in case one of them woke up."Which one is easier? Kidnapping him or luring him to Manhattan?" I asked before throwing my body onto the bed and stretching my arms out to relax.Nick unbuttoned his shirt one by one while furrowing his brow."Kidnapping him is definitely more troublesome than getting him to come here."My eyes roamed over h
"Ella, what's wrong?" Lana asked as she sat next to me.My smile faded quickly as Dostov walked down from his bar stool and made his way towards us with a glass of whisky in his hand."Ella?" Lana called out to me again, but my gaze remained fixed on Dostov.What was he doing here...?Dostov stopped in front of our table and placed his whisky glass down. Lana was silent next to me, seemingly taken aback."Eleanor, it's good to see you again," he said with a friendly expression. I still felt very strange seeing his youthful face, even though this man was almost four times Nick's age."Nice...to see you too," I replied to him. It seemed like Dostov picked up on the hesitation in my voice because his smile became even deeper."Do you two know each other?" Lana whispered next to me. I forgot that Lana didn't know who Dostov was. She had never met him before."Errr...Lana, the man who just bought us wine is Dostov. And Dostov...this is my friend, Lana."Awkwardly, I introduced the two.Dos
I was surprised when Dostov suddenly mentioned Carleon's name."You already know..." I whispered with disbelief. Greg said no one knows about his agreement with Vlad and Carleon yet, even Lana still didn't know about Greg's plan to trap Carleon.Lana still had a innocent look on her face. "Do you need my help?""How did you know..." I didn't finish my sentence. We did need all the help we could get right now. If Dostov was willing to help, then there was no harm in asking, right?As if reading my mind, Dostov smiled at me.His ability to read my movements and thoughts made me slightly shiver. After all, Dostov was known as one of the most feared Volders, what was on his face and what was in his head were not always the same. Behind his innocent and young face, Dostov was the leader of the largest clan in the country.I still didn't understand why people were forcing themselves to be Elliot and Rosie's guardians."How will you help us? Will you kill Carleon?" I asked cautiously.Dostov
Dostov's reflexes were better than I expected. He managed to hold onto my wrists, which were close to gripping his neck, but the impact of my tackle caused us to both tumble onto the grass.Despite being underneath me, Dostov smiled at me. His hands held onto my wrists. "Eleanor... Nicholas will kill me if he saw us like this.""Oh, really?" I growled, grinning angrily. "Then I'll kill you before Nick. How dare you suggest Rosie as bait!"But of course, his strength was greater than mine. Dostov managed to hold my weight and roll away from me, getting up quickly onto his feet. Some grass and leaves clung to his maroon red hoodie, and his dark blonde hair was disheveled.He reached out to me, but I brushed him off, still furious."You! Stay away from my daughter!" I shouted as I got up, storming into the house through the side door.Lana called out from the balcony above, momentarily diverting our attention. "What are you two doing?!"I covered my face as the real estate agent appeared
Greg and Nick turned simultaneously towards Lana."Who did you say?" Greg repeated, setting down the bowl of sauce he was holding.Nick, who had been standing near Elliot, slowly turned his gaze towards me. I couldn't hide my guilty expression from him, and Nick's face darkened immediately."Dostov," Lana replied, before looking up at Greg. Slowly, her smile faded and was replaced with a confused expression. "What's wrong, Greg?""Dostov has met with you..." Greg growled angrily. His blue eyes dramatically darkened.Lana looked towards me, surprised. "Are we not allowed to meet with him?""We?!" Greg turned sharply towards me. "Ella, you let Lana meet with Dostov?"I was really in trouble."Dostov didn't do anything," I protested, lying a little. "We just had lunch together.""Eleanor, you didn't say anything to me all afternoon." This time, it was Nick who spoke. My guilt returned, stronger than before."I'm sorry, Nick."Nick looked disappointed with me."What did he say to you?" Gr
As Nick and I had suspected, Lana was furious when Greg told her about the plan to lure Carleon to Manhattan. But Lana also believed that it was all her fault.Her face grew even paler when she learned who Dostov really was. Her lips quivered, while her gray eyes welled up as she tried to hold back her tears.I did not blame her and I myself would feel the same guilt if I were in her position right now.Meanwhile, Greg was not any better than Lana. The grim and dark expression on his face looked even more tortured when he saw Lana's response."I know you need time to process it, but we need to move quickly before Carleon and Vlad take the first step," Nick said before taking a seat at one of the counter chairs."Nick's right, even Dostov knows about the problem between Carleon, Lana, and Greg," I added with a similarly grim tone.Greg looked up, gritting his teeth. "What did Dostov actually say earlier?"I explained everything in more detail, including our conversation next to the gla
Chapter 78Nick refused to talk to me after Greg and Lana left. But at night, when we went to sleep, his hands reached for my waist and pulled me into his embrace. He didn't let go until he woke up in the morning.I tried to make peace with him a few times this morning, but his pouting face still didn't fade.I thought of reassuring him again, but seeing him hugging Rosie and patting her back after breakfast made me realize... Maybe Nick is just worried, I can't force him to lessen his anxiety and worry every time he thinks about Rosie.It's not Nick who should understand my way of thinking, but it's me who should understand his feelings and what he's worried about.I hope Rosie will understand it too when she grows up that Nick's protective attitude is not to confine her, but because Nick loves her so much. But I doubt Rosie will have a boyfriend for the rest of her life... Ah, let's leave that problem for later.I smiled to myself while waiting for Elliot to finish his bottle of blo