"It was I who hired him! You have no right to stop me!"
Facing the enraged Nicholas, Maria seemed to completely ignore him, like a rebellious girl, breaking the heart of an old father.
"I'm doing this for your own good! He's the target being hunted, not you! You can return to Europe right away if you leave him."
Nicholas was still desperately trying to persuade his daughter.
For so many years, he could handle everything, except his own daughter.
This underground emperor of Eastern Europe felt a deep sense of defeat.
"I've decided, I'm not going with you, I'm staying here."
Maria coldly stared at Nicholas, unwavering.
The female doctor looked at her father, not as a blood relative, but as an enemy.
Tension filled the air, even the barking of wild dogs in the distant woods sounded particularly harsh.
"Do you want me to take drastic measures?!"
There was a hint of threat in Nicholas's tone.
"Father, don't you understand?"
