chapter 294
It was time to go to bed, and even though Elena had spent every night with Finn since the day she’d arrived at his place, she didn’t want to go at all because she was afraid he’d see that something had changed. She didn’t want to take over one of the mansion’s bedrooms, even though she knew he’d never find a problem with that. The only solution was Vlad’s room, so she headed for it and, once in front of the door, knocked and turned down the knob. He was already in bed and she was so happy to hear he’d grown into such a big boy.
-Can I have a seat?
Vlad straightened up on the bed and Elena slowly entered. When she went to bed, Vlad was still sitting up as if in the grip of an answer, and Elena hated to see him like that. The whole thing was his fault.
-Is it to the point where you can’t spend the night with him?
-I couldn’t sleep, Vlad. I love him and he doesn’t. Imagine for a moment that while I’m sleeping with him, he’s thinking of someone else. it’s really painful so you can go to bed now.
He complied and went to bed. Even though he was only a child, he wasn’t in the mood to see these people he considered his parents be so cold. He really wanted to find a solution for them.
After finishing work in his office, it was time for Finn to go to bed. He was so happy to see her again, because it had been such a long time since these events had started, and he hadn’t touched her. When he got to his room, he was unpleasantly surprised to see that she wasn’t there. It was late and she was supposed to be asleep. He was certainly tired, but he couldn’t go to bed and enjoy his sleep without knowing where she was. He left his room and went to look for her in Vlad’s room. He assumed that Vlad was certainly asleep, so he didn’t want to waste time knocking. He opened the door and saw her sleeping. For a moment, he was at a loss because he couldn’t understand why she had deserted their room, and without telling him.
-Can’t you sleep?
It was Vlad who had just asked him that question. He moved forward and, when he got close to the bed, saw that Elena’s cheeks were wet. He had no idea what had made her cry. He’d thought they told each other everything and that she could have told him if she had a problem.
-she wasn’t doing so well and she didn’t want to be alone. I guess you weren’t in the room yet, so she decided to spend the night here since I was already in bed.
Finn simply nodded at Vlad’s excuse. It confirmed how clever he was and how capable he was of coming up with the perfect excuse. He kissed Elena’s forehead and stroked her hair. He wanted so much to know why she was like this, but since Vlad wouldn’t tell him, he planned to ask Elena the next day.
-Have a good night, Champion, and above all, take good care of her.
Vlad smiled at him and Finn left the room. He was desperate for an answer and nothing came to mind. She was hurting and crying, perhaps because of him, and for that he really wanted to understand what he had done to make her like this.
The next morning, while she had decided not to open her eyes because she didn’t want to face reality, everything was short-lived when she heard Vlad singing in her ear. The kid was a dirty traitor, so she wanted to punish him. She started tickling him, he laughed until he cried and she smiled. At least it was better than nothing.
-You beg me and I’ll leave you.
-A brave man is one who doesn’t admit defeat, so no, I’m not going to let you think you’ve won, you hear that.
Elena continued the torture until she heard the door open with a crash. She let go of Vlad and when her gaze met Finn’s, she lowered her head, feeling tears welling up in her eyes. She knew she shouldn’t show such weakness, but she couldn’t really hide her feelings.
-Hello,” greeted Finn.
Vlad didn’t wait and left the room, smiling at Finn. Finn realized he had a chance to understand what was happening to Elena, and hoped she wouldn’t escape.
-I don’t know what’s going on, Elena, but I get the impression that we’re complete strangers in this house. Are you angry with me for something? Do you want me to do something or what?
Yes, she resented the fact that their love wasn’t reciprocated, but it wasn’t easy to say it out loud. She lowered her head, fidgeting with her fingers. Finn moved even closer to her and placed his hand on her cheekbone, a solitary tear rolled down and fell into her hand, squeezing Finn’s heart even tighter. He now had confirmation that he was the author of her unhappiness and he wanted to know in order to repair his mistake.
-I want you to talk, Elena. What’s going on?
She wanted to talk, but she was afraid he’d confirm that she’d just been feeding on hope and that nothing could happen between them. He was waiting for an answer from her, but she couldn’t bring herself to say it.
-Sir, Miss Galia is here to see you,” Gina announced.Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDrâ/ma.O(r)g!
Elena’s heart missed a beat. It hurt even more when Finn left the room without saying anything. She hoped he would at least explain who this Miss Galia was. She imagined that maybe he was in love with her. The pain choked her to the point where she wanted to scream.
-I thought if I left you two alone, things might get better. I was hoping you’d tell him how you really feel about him, Elena. Why are you so scared?
She had the impression that Vlad wanted her to explain, but she didn’t have time for that. She took his hand in hers and led them to the bathroom, where she handed him her toothbrush.
-We were talking, Elena.
-and no, you’re still too young to understand anything and especially to advise me, so please get ready and go and have breakfast Vlad. Stop talking about something that doesn’t concern you at all. I’m a grown-up and I can handle it.
-And I hope you’ll really manage from now on because I don’t want to see you like this anymore.
Elena took a good look at who had just spoken and huffed. She didn’t understand where he got the courage to speak like that. She huffed as she left the bathroom. After all, he was perfectly right. She had to manage.