The Billionaire Mafia’s Slave

CHAPTER 57: I DON’T APPROVE OF YOUR RELATIONSHIP!

LILY’S POV:

It was pass 6am and after trying to settle the situation, we were all seated in the living room, Mr and Mrs Vladimir, Nikolai, Galina, Anastasia, Mrs Maria and I. Roman weren’t present. The shout and commotion had woken everyone up.

Mr Vladimir was seated on the head chair with his wife by his side, trying to calm him down. He had a stern look on, I couldn’t help but cower away in fear, he had his dark and calculating eyes on me.

Nikolai on the other hand was seated right next to me, staring at his father with the same heat in his eyes.

I remained mute and bow my head, I was scared that if I tried to apologize again, it might make things worse than it already was.

“What did you say your name was young lady?”, Mr Vladimir’s voice rang in my ears and I flinched.

“Lily. She’s Lily”, Nikolai replied for me before I could think of saying it. He had his hands on the back of mine, reassuring me silently.

“I did not ask you young man so don’t get involved!”, Mr Vladimir snapped at his son.

“You are talking to my girlfriend so I am already involved”, Nikolai uttered. I wished to the universe to be able to go back in time and I can correct my wrong.

“How!– Anyways… Where are you from”, Mr Vladimir asked me after trying to scold his son but decided against it.

“The States”, Nikolai replied for me again and I pinched the side of his waist, it was as if I was pinching a wall, he didn’t feel anything.

“Stay out of this!”, Mr Vladimir roared and everyone shivered except Mrs Vladimir and Nikolai.

“I can’t”, Nikolai responded.

“You have to!”, Mr Vladimir pointed a finger at Nikolai who just raised a brow at him.

“Darling, you have to calm down. Remember what the doctor said”, Mrs Vladimir tried to talk to him.

“That doctor is a quack, see… I’m fine”, Mr Vladimir said.

When Mr. Vladimir talked to Nikolai and me, he looked really stern and serious. His eyes seemed to pierce right through us, and his voice was deep and firm.

But then, he turned to his wife, and suddenly his face relaxed, his eyes warmed up, and his voice became soft and loving. He spoke to her in a sweet way, with a gentle smile. It was like he became a different person.

I was surprised by the change, and it made me realize there’s more to him than just being tough and intimidating.

I eased up a little and I had a faint smile on my face, watching Nikolai’s parents all loving to each other.

“If I may”, I suddenly said, drawing his attention from his wife back to me. His face once again returned to it’s cold features.

Galina, Mrs Maria and Anastasia both sat in one corner, watching without making a sound. Galina had a look of worry and pity while Anastasia was grinning.

I sighed and took my knees to the ground, everyone were shocked at what I did and Nikolai had a furrowed brows. He tried to pull me back up but I refused.

I had both my hands on my thigh when I kneeled, I didn’t make eye contact with anyone and just stared at my hands.

“I am really terribly sorry about what I did to you Sir. I want you to know that that was never my intention, I was only shock and reacted in such manner–“.

“Oh, are you trying to make excuses for yourself?”, Mr Vladimir interrupted me and said.

“No no, never! I am sorry and I hope you forgive me”, I apologized and I bowed to him.

“That is the enough, get up!”, Nikolai said and dragged me to my feet.

“I haven’t forgiven her yet!”, Mr Vladimir said and Nikolai frowned the more.

“Just let it go honey, Lily really isn’t a bad kid”, Mrs Vladimir told her husband.

“Yes Dad! She is sorry. Forgive her”, Galina said for the first time and I smiled thankfully at her effort.

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“Oleg!”, Mrs Vladimir called out his name as he tried to say something more.

He sighed when his wife shouted at him, I saw an almost invisible pout that made him look like a whimpering puppy.

“Not like she pour it on your face”, Mrs Vladimir added.

It was the truth, the water I spat landed on his chest as I was short and he was taller.

Mr Vladimir sigh and nodded.

“Fine, I’ve forgiven you young girl. But that doesn’t mean I approve of you as my son’s girlfriend!”, Mr Vladimir said.

Here I was, thanking the stars that he has finally dropped the case against me only for him to say something worse.

‘Oh Lord, when does it end?’, I asked myself.

“We never asked for your approval father”, Nikolai responded, he took me by the hand and we walked away. Mr Vladimir couldn’t say anything as a comeback, I was so embarrassed.

Nikolai and I left the house, with a car key in his hand, I got into the car and started the engine.

“Get in”, He said and I did as he instructed.

“Where are we going?”, I asked once I was settled in.

“You will see”, He showed me his hot smile that I would never get used to and he zoom off.

We drove into the highway where there were lots of traffic and noisy cars, after about 15 minutes, we were off the highway into a more quiet and lonely road. No much cars could be seen and the road was by the cliff side.

Nikolai drove the car with one hand on the steering wheel and the other hand holding my thighs and caressing it, I smiled to myself, enjoying what he was doing.

He parked the car by the cliff and we both came down. I gasped in awe.

The view was incredible and breathtaking, the cliff was really high, and down below, the ocean went on forever. The water was a deep blue, and the waves crashed against the rocks.

“Wow!”, I uttered with a laugh.

The sun was rising, making everything golden, it was so beautiful. We walked to the edge of the cliff, and the wind blew through my hair. I felt small compared to the huge ocean. It was like seeing something truly amazing for the first time.

“Do you like the view?”, Nikolai inquired.

“I love it!”, I said, genuinely happy. He smiled back at me.

I stood by the edge of the cliff, a little frightened by the height but my excitement overpowered the fear. I closed my eyes and spread my hands, drinking in the air and breathe out in satisfaction.

I felt two strong hands wrapped around my waist from behind and I know it was Nikolai, I couldn’t help but notice his scent. It was a strong, masculine smell, like leather and woodsmoke mixed together. It was the kind of scent that made me feel safe and protected, like he could handle anything that came our way.

He hurried his nose in my neck and breathe in my scent.

“You smell nice”, He complimented me. If only he knows what his smell does to me but I couldn’t say it to him.

“Why are we here?”, I asked. It was too early in the morning to be here.

Nikolai growled in my neck causing a tickle, I giggled and shrink back. He turned me around to face him and he had a serious look on his face.

“I want you to not take anything my father said to you to heart. He can be an intimidating and scary man but he’s just an extra large teddy”, He said and I stifled a laugh.

“I’m fine”, I reassured him not to worry. I won’t lie, I was so scared at the beginning when Mr Vladimir yelled at me and interrogated me, I thought he was a worse version of Nikolai but when I saw the way he looked at his wife, I knew he was just a big softy.

“Forget when he said he won’t approve of our relationship, we don’t need an approval from him. In fact we can get our marriage registered right now! I know peopl–“.

“NO!”, I yelled to stop him right there.

‘Marriage? Isn’t it a little too early to talk about marriage?’, I wondered.

“Why? You don’t want to get married?”, Nikolai asked, sounding a little disappointed.

“It’s not about that, i-it’s just… it’s–“, I struggled to find the right words that wouldn’t hurt him or make things worse.

“It’s okay, you don’t have to explain yourself… Let’s go back”, Nikolai said with a straight face and already went to the car.

“Wait! We just got here!”.

“Let’s have breakfast, they must be waiting”, He replied and got in the car. I pouted and followed suit.

I was a little disappointed, I looked forward to staying here for a while, just the two of us, but he was right, we can’t skip breakfast just like that.

I wouldn’t want to give Mr Vladimir more things to talk about.