Nikolai Vetrov ~•~ After I saw the looks Elena gave Serena, I realized I had f****d up. I’d forgotten that Elena had done her homework on Serena. She knew I was involved with her. Now, Rafael had introduced her to everyone as his girlfriend. Elena already thought Serena was beneath her. How would she feel when she saw that Serena was with the man she actually wanted? She had disappeared for a few minutes during the event. I could only hope that she didn’t take it upon herself to approach Serena. The gala dragged on way too much and as soon as I made my donation so my grandfather wouldn’t chastise me for ruining the Vetrov name again, I left. Partly because I couldn’t stand events like this and partly because I hated seeing Serena but not being able to talk to her, touch her, or even

