Nikolai Vetrov ~•~ My grandfather vented his anger by going all radio silent on me. I didn’t know how to feel about that. On one hand, it felt like freedom. On the other hand, I could feel the effect of his punishment. It had been more than three weeks since I last went to work. I wasn’t certain about my grandfather’s stance on me returning to work, but I didn’t want to embarrass myself by going in and finding out I’d been replaced already. I’d bragged to Rafael that I was irreplaceable even if I didn’t quite believe that myself. I didn’t even look at the news. I avoided everything that had to do with the Vetrovs or Morettis. I’d never taken a break this long from work before. It was starting to feel uncomfortable. Staying at home all day long was weird for me. Rafael and Serena ma

