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Don\u2019t talk nonsense! What do you mean you\u2019re not going to let me back in? ME!\u00bb Vitaly stood in the doorway of his former apartment with a surprised look on his face.<\/p>\n
\u00abYou\u2019re the one talking nonsense. And what brings you here, huh? Where is it written, in what laws, that all those moral\u2026 jerks, having their fun on the side, have any right to go back to their ex-wives?\u00bb Liliana exclaimed in astonishment.<\/p>\n
\u00abLilka, don\u2019t be stupid. If you let me back in, you won\u2019t get anywhere!\u00bb insisted Vitaly. \u00abHave you already forgotten everything?\u00bb<\/p>\n
\u00abNo, I haven\u2019t forgotten a thing. I remember perfectly well how you ran off after some young, brainless beauty, forgetting everything in the world,\u00bb his ex-wife said with a haughty smile.<\/p>\n
\u00abAnd what\u2019s with you putting labels on her? How is she brainless to you, huh?\u00bb Vitaly was offended, momentarily forgetting why he had come.<\/p>\n
\u00abWhat do you mean, she isn\u2019t? She found someone to envy, you foolish little thing. She snatched a fortune. But I see you quickly came to your senses, since you\u2019re back here.\u00bb<\/p>\n
\u00abYou just talk and think!\u2014Vitaly retorted\u2014I\u2019m your lawful husband\u2026\u00bb<\/p>\n
\u00abI WAS!\u00bb the woman shouted with undisguised joy.<\/p>\n
\u00abWell, that\u2019s something that can be fixed soon. I repeat\u2014I am your husband, with whom you\u2019ve spent almost twenty years. We have two children\u2014you can\u2019t just erase that from our lives. So stop being stupid and set the table. Let\u2019s celebrate my return.\u00bb<\/p>\n
Vitaly carried a large suitcase and a gym bag into the apartment, ignoring Liliana\u2019s protests.<\/p>\n
\u00abDon\u2019t sulk, don\u2019t sulk! Have you forgotten whose apartment this is?\u00bb Vitaly asked strictly, as he critically examined himself in the hallway mirror.<\/p>\n
\u00abNo, why would I forget? This is our joint apartment, which I\u2019m trying to sell right now so we can divide the money between us. You wanted it that way when you left,\u00bb Liliana reminded him. \u00abYou demanded, shouted, and insisted that it needed to be done quickly.\u00bb<\/p>\n
\u00abWell, you haven\u2019t sold it yet. And thank God! Now there\u2019s no need to sell it at all. And this apartment is mine, you understand?\u00bb Vitaly said confidently.<\/p>\n
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\n\u00abOurs,\u00bb she replied.<\/p>\n
\u00abNo, mine! And you know that perfectly well, dear, so you have no right to bar me from entering.\u00bb<\/p>\n
\u00abBut we bought it together during our marriage,\u00bb Liliana countered, having almost forgotten her ex-husband\u2019s insolent nature.<\/p>\n
\u00abAnd then you say that you also contributed to its purchase?\u00bb he sneered cynically. \u00abYou practically handed over your meager paycheck. Don\u2019t make me laugh! If I hadn\u2019t been around, with your salary as an accountant, you wouldn\u2019t even have been able to buy a dog kennel. I already held a good position at our factory back then, always bringing you decent money. So we once decided that we needed to move from your little room in the communal apartment to a proper apartment. And we bought this one. Forgotten?\u00bb<\/p>\n
\u00abNo, I haven\u2019t forgotten. My memory is excellent. It\u2019s just that the money from renting out, and later selling, my room was invested here. So there\u2019s no point for me to talk about the difference in our salaries. I can count too\u2014I\u2019m not any dumber than you, Mr. Wise.\u00bb<\/p>\n
\u00abSee how you started talking! Look at how bold you\u2019ve become without me, getting all loose,\u00bb Vitaly said in a strict tone, frowning disapprovingly.<\/p>\n
\u00abListen, if you have nowhere to live, rent a room or go to a hotel, since you\u2019re flaunting your income here. I\u2019ll sell the apartment, and that\u2019s it\u2014nothing ties us together anymore. But we certainly won\u2019t live together. This is just pure nonsense!\u00bb Liliana declared indignantly, looking at him with both bewilderment and disdain.<\/p>\n
\u00abOh, we will! And don\u2019t argue. And our children will thank us for this later,\u00bb Vitaly declared proudly, setting Liliana\u2019s fate in stone.<\/p>\n
\u00abThey won\u2019t. They\u2019re on my side. They don\u2019t even want to talk to you,\u00bb Liliana stated with satisfaction.<\/p>\n
\u00abI see\u2026 You\u2019ve turned them against me, against their own father! Without me, you\u2019ve all gotten completely out of control, forgetting all order. Well, I\u2019ll straighten things out quickly,\u00bb the ex-husband threatened.<\/p>\n
\u00abI highly doubt it,\u00bb the woman assured him. \u00abYou started all this in vain, Vitaly. If Mashka kicked you out, then nothing\u2019s going to be taken away from you here either. I have no intention of forgiving you, I won\u2019t live with you anymore, and it\u2019s all utterly absurd. We divorced, and I already have another life.\u00bb<\/p>\n
\u00abWhat? You have another life? Don\u2019t make me laugh at my gray hairs! Have you seen yourself in the mirror lately? Lilka, you didn\u2019t shine with beauty even in your youth\u2014and that\u2019s putting it mildly. And now, in your forties, even more so! You should thank me for spending your old age with a worthy man,\u00bb Vitaly boasted cynically.<\/p>\n
\u00abAnd yet, I insist that I have a personal life that now has nothing to do with you,\u00bb Lilya calmly countered.<\/p>\n
\u00abWhat kind of personal life? What are you up to? I took you as my wife twenty years ago out of pity. I pitied you, you foolish woman. I suppose, who else would want such a silly woman\u2014one could say I made you happy. And you, ungrateful thing, should have thanked me at least once for that. Then you would have stayed with the ladies,\u00bb Vitaly continued to belittle his ex-wife.<\/p>\n
\u00abOh, of course! There you go again\u2014in your usual role as the world benefactor, patron, and saint! You\u2019ve jumped back on your favorite topic. And I had almost forgotten how you love to praise yourself,\u00bb she shot back.<\/p>\n
\u00abLilka, that\u2019s enough, okay? Now breathe and start being happy that your husband has returned. It means not everything about you is bad. You\u2019re a good wife\u2014that\u2019s what it means!\u00bb Vitaly smiled broadly at her, fixing his thick, curly hair.<\/p>\n
Liliana even burst out laughing as she looked at him.<\/p>\n
\u00abYour charms don\u2019t work on me, master of seduction! That\u2019s enough\u2014you can relax and stop wasting your energy and time.\u00bb<\/p>\n
\u00abWhat, have you really decided to spend the rest of your life alone? But we\u2019re still so young\u2014we could enjoy a great second half of our life together. Travel, for example. What do you think? Going to the seaside, would you like that? Or somewhere even further\u2014once or twice a year. Our children are grown up now, and I earn well, so we can afford it. Your friends will envy you. Or we could buy a house outside the city. We\u2019ll sell this apartment and buy one. Lilka, how do you like the idea? Our children, our grandchildren when they\u2019re born\u2014everyone will come to visit us. Think about it, what are you refusing?\u00bb<\/p>\n
\u00abNot a great idea. Besides, you can do all that without me, with some other woman.\u00bb<\/p>\n
\u00abI don\u2019t need any other. I have a wife\u2014legally,\u00bb insisted Vitaly.<\/p>\n
\u00abI\u2019m not your wife! Leave me alone, for God\u2019s sake! You\u2019re so attached,\u00bb she retorted.<\/p>\n
\u00abBut I want you,\u00bb he declared bluntly as he strode into the kitchen. \u00abCome on, feed me and stop sulking. I\u2019ve already gauged how upset you are, but there\u2019s a limit to everything, you know! Enough!\u00bb<\/p>\n
Vitaly even managed to glance at what Liliana had cooking in her pots. But at that moment, the cell phone rang.<\/p>\n
\u00abYes,\u00bb the woman answered with a smile. \u00abAnd I\u2019m glad to hear your voice. Come over, of course! But I must warn you\u2014an unforeseen circumstance has arisen here. Yes, him. Just as you suspected.\u00bb<\/p>\n
\u00abWho\u2019s calling you then?\u00bb the ex-husband asked jealously.<\/p>\n
\u00abIt\u2019s my beloved man,\u00bb Liliana replied calmly.<\/p>\n
\u00abOh, please! Don\u2019t make me laugh! Who do you think you are\u2014a useless, old, ugly hag! Unless some scoundrel got his eye on you because of the apartment. But let him know\u2014this apartment is mine!\u00bb Vitaly shouted.<\/p>\n
\u00abOh my, how ridiculous you are! A rich man with half a two-room apartment. And you\u2019ll soon find out who I really am. He\u2019s coming here right now\u2014to me.\u00bb<\/p>\n
\u00abStop this circus, Lilka. You\u2019re really tiring me out, for God\u2019s sake! Surely, it\u2019s one of your friends calling, and you\u2019re shamelessly lying to me about a man. Nobody needs you!\u00bb Vitaly looked arrogantly at the smiling woman.<\/p>\n
\u00abOh, come on\u2026 You\u2019re deluding yourself. A self-assured turkey,\u00bb she teased.<\/p>\n
\u00abI\u2019ll show you! Ugh! Have some respect for your husband,\u00bb Vitaly threatened, pointing a finger.<\/p>\n
Twenty minutes later, the doorbell rang.<\/p>\n
\u00abI\u2019ll open it myself! I\u2019ll open it\u2014this is my apartment!\u00bb Vitaly shouted and rushed into the hallway.<\/p>\n
Imagine his surprise when he saw his direct boss\u2014the deputy director of the factory where he had worked for many years as a senior engineer\u2014standing in the doorway.<\/p>\n
\u00abOh, Dmitry Ivanovich! What an unexpected, but pleasant encounter! Come in, come in! I\u2019m glad to see you. And what brings you to my home? Aren\u2019t you here to offer me some new position, huh?\u00bb the man asked with a broad smile. \u00abWe can talk about that in the office. Look, Lilya, see how much the management values me! He comes to my home to discuss work.\u00bb<\/p>\n
\u00abBut I\u2019m not here for you. And as far as I know, Vitaly, you haven\u2019t lived here for a year now. So step aside and let me through,\u00bb Liliana said.<\/p>\n
\u00abNot for me?\u00bb Vitaly\u2019s expression changed. \u00abAre you joking, Dmitry Ivanovich? And if not with me\u2014the senior engineer\u2014then with whom? Not with her\u2014a mere specialist, a drab little mouse from accounting?\u00bb<\/p>\n
Vitaly looked at his ex-wife in confusion.<\/p>\n
\u00abYes, I came to see my beloved woman. Hello, Lilenka,\u00bb Dmitry Ivanovich said, embracing Vitaly\u2019s ex-wife and even kissing her on the cheek.<\/p>\n
\u00abWith her?\u00bb Vitaly was dumbfounded, watching his boss dote on his ex-wife.<\/p>\n
\u00abYes, with her. I proposed to her, and Liliana accepted\u2014 for which I am endlessly grateful.\u00bb<\/p>\n
Dmitry Ivanovich and Liliana gazed at each other with loving eyes.<\/p>\n
\u00abWhat? Are you playing a trick on me?\u00bb Vitaly couldn\u2019t believe what was happening.<\/p>\n
\u00abNo, of course not. I have been a widower for three years now. And Lilechka is divorced. I, Vitalka, had long admired your wife. And when I found out that you\u2014an idiot\u2014dumped her, I didn\u2019t wait. And now we\u2019re together.\u00bb<\/p>\n
\u00abThat can\u2019t be!\u00bb Vitaly exclaimed in disbelief.<\/p>\n
\u00abMaybe, maybe. And behave respectfully. Don\u2019t forget that you are in the presence of my direct superior and his future wife. Now grab your suitcases and get out of here.\u00bb<\/p>\n
\u00abAnd\u2026\u00bb Vitaly tried to say something.<\/p>\n
\u00abAnd if you continue to fuss about your rights, I\u2019ll fire you. Yes, that\u2019s how it is. I\u2019ll find a reason, trust me.\u00bb<\/p>\n
\u00abWhat about the apartment? Mine\u2026 ours?\u00bb<\/p>\n
\u00abLily will sell the apartment; we won\u2019t need it. We will live in my house. She\u2019ll give you the money from the sale, as you agreed during the divorce. But right now, Vitaly, you have absolutely nothing to do here. So, no need for a scandal\u2014you understand that it will only make things worse for you. And forget about that new position. You don\u2019t deserve it. You could let me down at any moment.\u00bb<\/p>\n
Vitaly left his former entrance with his bag and suitcase and went off to find some shelter. He didn\u2019t yet know where to go. His mind was in a whirl, unable to believe what had happened.<\/p>\n
In that moment, only one thought occupied his mind\u2014that his lady had found someone in his Lilka, an unattractive, old woman who was supposed to sit and wait for him, Vitaly, back home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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