Nikolai Vetrov
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Rafael didn’t say much on the drive. He was rarely on good terms with his father but I could see how much the news of his father's hospitalization affected him.
His father wasn’t like my grandfather who went to the hospital for attention. Rafael’s father was straight to the point and didn’t beat around the bush, which was why he easily disowned Rafael when it started to affect his company.
I actually preferred that to my grandfather’s quiet manipulation. He hadn’t called or texted me since the day I left his house. Elena and her father stopped calling a few days ago when they realized my decision was final. I still wasn’t sure what the consequence was, but I wasn’t scared of it.
Rafael stared straight ahead, drumming his fingers on his thigh, his jaw tight. He didn
