Alice Albertovna, Kirill’s outspoken mother, decided to surprise him by visiting his apartment unannounced. Expecting a warm embrace, she was stunned when her key no longer fit the door—a change she hadn’t been warned about. When Kirill finally opened the door, he greeted her with a warm hug and an explanation about the new lock. However, her attention quickly shifted to the unfamiliar items in the hallway—and, most notably, to the redheaded woman in a bright pink windbreaker peeking from the kitchen.
At first, Alice assumed the woman was a hired maid. Her confusion turned to shock when Kirill revealed that the redheaded newcomer was not a servant at all but his wife, Nastya. The revelation, kept secret for two years as Kirill built his new life in another city, set the stage for an escalating familial clash. Although Alice initially laughed off the surprise, her amusement soon gave way to a barrage of criticisms. Without hesitation, she began “conquering” Kirill’s apartment: rummaging through the bedroom, reorganizing scattered clothes and un-ironed shirts, and even reassigning the linens—all while muttering disparaging remarks about Nastya’s supposed carelessness.
Dinner that evening became a battleground. As Kirill attempted to mediate, Alice continued to hurl insults, targeting everything from Nastya’s choice of “clownish” attire to her physical appearance. In a witty retort, Nastya produced a folder containing a BMI chart and even a set of scales, confidently challenging Alice’s unsubstantiated judgments. The exchange quickly escalated into a full-blown verbal duel, with both women exchanging sharp barbs that reverberated throughout the apartment.
The tension reached its peak when Nastya presented a “gift” box—a seemingly kind gesture that turned out to contain nothing more than a jar with a cheeky note and some cleverly disguised candy. Rather than mollify the situation, the gesture only deepened Alice’s sense of humiliation and betrayal. Kirill, caught in the crossfire between his domineering mother and his assertive wife, pleaded for calm, trying desperately to restore harmony in his home.
Unable to endure the relentless barrage of insults and feeling increasingly alienated, Alice Albertovna eventually packed her things and left for a nearby hotel. Although physically absent, the echoes of that tumultuous evening lingered. In a later attempt to salvage some semblance of the old bond, Kirill invited his mother for a quiet day out, hoping to reconnect and reminisce about better times. Yet the memory of the confrontation—and the stark contrast between old traditions and new realities—remained a poignant reminder that pride, stubbornness, and the struggle for personal identity can turn even the warmest family reunion into an intractable conflict.
