Page 119 of Heal Me

Danylo gets up. I also get up.

"Good afternoon," I greet.

Yaroslav Bondar's gaze falls on me, evaluating all my good and not so good sides. It feels like I'm standing in front of him naked, and I want to cover myself.

He almost imperceptibly rolls his eyes and nods. Without even saying a word. We sit down, Danylo holds my hands. His father's gaze is stern, but Danylo's gaze is no different.

"Sign the papers." Yaroslav starts right away.

"You know my answer." A smile spreads across Danylo's face.

"You left your wife for this." He points to me. "But I will not allow my business to be destroyed."

"So go to hell." Danylo answers calmly. "Not this, but my girlfriend Amelia. And if I have to destroy your business, I will bury you so deep that you will not even work as a law teacher at the university."

Danylo told me that he knows something about his father that will destroy him the second he tells anyone. At first, Yaroslav Bondar blackmailed him, but then he offered to make a deal. He buys from him fifty percent of the company, which rightfully belongs to Danylo through his grandfather. This money will be enough for him for the rest of his life, but Danylo refuses. He wants to destroy his father.

"We made a deal..."

"You made a deal." Says Danylo.

"You understand that it will destroy you, too."

"I don’t care."

"Use your brain at least once in your life." Yaroslav starts to get angry, but Danylo is adamant.

Yaroslav Bondar leans closer to Danylo and whispers sternly:

"She will never allow you to see Timothey." Danylo clenches his fist.

"It's a pity that I'm not a jerk like you. Then I wouldn't care, and I wouldn't try to see my son."

"Do you think I left you because I didn't care?"

"I think you left me because you were a complete bastard. Sorry, I mean you are."

Danylo's father blows up.

"Who you think you are?"

"Who am I? I am Danylo Bondar and I will be the one who will destroy your life."

"I will not leave it like that. You'll pay for it, son." He says, emphasising the last word.

"See you soon, dad." Danylo's face again spreads a smug smile.

I am silent because I don't even know what to say. The Bondars scare me. They are frightening, steadfast, strict.

I suspect that Yaroslav Bondar's car is worth more than my entire house. He is so similar to Danylo and at the same time they are so different.

"Let's go." Danylo orders, leading me out of the restaurant by the hand. "I need to have some fun."

"If you want to drink, then..."

"No, Amelia. Don't drink. You are my entertainment for tonight." His eyes burning with passion slide over my skin, leaving hot traces.

My cheeks are red.

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