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Kristina had dreamed since childhood of marrying a wealthy man, so when she started working at an elite fitness club, she immediately realized that the owner, Dmitry, was someone she needed to \u201ctake control of.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dmitry was twenty-five years older than Kristina and came to the gym more for the \u201cchecklist\u201d than anything else, but his black SUV stood out among the usual foreign cars, and his VIP membership card immediately caught Kristina\u2019s attention. As an administrator keeping an eye out for potential suitors, she saw an opportunity.<\/p>\n
At first, Kristina thought Dmitry was married, so she only expected occasional meetings and expensive gifts. But then, she found out that Dmitry was a widower. Kristina received this news with unprecedented enthusiasm. She went all out to get Dmitry\u2019s attention, and eventually, it worked.<\/p>\n
One day, he offered to drive her home after her shift. Of course, she agreed. Dmitry appreciated her efforts and her beautiful \u201cthird-size eyes.\u201d He invited her to a restaurant. Later, at the club\u2019s anniversary party, Kristina asked him to dance, and the next day, she was promoted from administrator to club manager.<\/p>\n
Their romance was gaining momentum.<\/p>\n
A month later, Kristina hinted that it was time for them to move in together. Dmitry avoided eye contact and stunned Kristina with news about his family.<\/p>\n
\u201cI can\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy?!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI need to consult with my daughter,\u201d Dmitry said.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou have a daughter?! Why didn\u2019t you tell me?!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s fifteen, and you\u2019re twenty. I\u2019m afraid she won\u2019t understand\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t worry, darling\u2026 we\u2019ll find a common language,\u201d Kristina smiled slyly, backing up her words with personal actions, after which Dmitry, like a real man, had no arguments left. So, a few days later, he came home not alone.<\/p>\n
\u201cSweetheart, meet Kristina.\u201d<\/p>\n
Vera looked at Kristina, said nothing, and went to her room. She was still mourning her mother\u2019s death, and now her father had brought a new woman into their home!<\/p>\n
\u201cI knew it\u2026 it wasn\u2019t worth it,\u201d Dmitry said, disappointed.<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t worry, darling, we\u2019ll get along! Give us time,\u201d Kristina reassured him. They had dinner together, and Dmitry drove her home. But Kristina was firmly decided she didn\u2019t want to live in her small rental apartment anymore. Dmitry\u2019s luxurious apartment kept occupying her thoughts\u2014expensive furniture, luxurious carpets, and a jacuzzi in the bathroom! Kristina had long dreamed of such a bath and in her mind had already moved her shampoos to Dmitry\u2019s bathroom shelf.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe need to spend more time with your daughter,\u201d she insisted.<\/p>\n
\u201cVera doesn\u2019t want to\u2026 she\u2019s upset,\u201d Dmitry shrugged.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know what to do!\u201d Kristina smiled. She took Dmitry\u2019s personal driver and his card, and went shopping, inviting Vera to join. Vera was with a friend at school at the time and initially refused, but her friend suggested giving Kristina a chance.<\/p>\n
\u201cMaybe she\u2019s not as bad as you think? Besides, a new outfit wouldn\u2019t hurt,\u201d her friend suggested. Vera shrugged and agreed.<\/p>\n
She watched Kristina\u2019s behavior and only became more convinced that Kristina was after nothing but her father\u2019s money. Kristina didn\u2019t hesitate to empty his card. She behaved as though she were the queen of the world, being rude to salespeople in boutiques and buying only the most expensive brand-name items. She filled whole bags, as if she\u2019d never been to a store before, and her wardrobe was empty.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy are you so shy? Come on, we have an unlimited card!\u201d Kristina pretended to smile at Vera, who grabbed a simple black T-shirt and wandered off. Kristina didn\u2019t even notice her departure, too absorbed in shopping.<\/p>\n
When it was time to leave, she got in the car and told the driver to go home.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat about Vera?\u201d asked the driver, Semen.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019ll get home on her own! Let\u2019s go!\u201d Kristina tried to give orders, but Dmitry\u2019s driver had known their family for years. He had driven Vera since she was a child and would never leave her alone.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo. Dmitry Nikolaevich told me not to leave her. I obey him, sorry,\u201d he replied. Kristina had to call Vera. The girl was found at a nearby caf\u00e9.<\/p>\n
\u201cFinally! Get in the car,\u201d Kristina demanded as she approached Vera. Vera paid for her juice and stood up. She was very happy, but Kristina didn\u2019t immediately understand why the caf\u00e9 patrons were looking at them so strangely, and why the serious driver was smiling broadly upon seeing Vera.<\/p>\n
It wasn\u2019t until they got home that Kristina noticed Vera was wearing a new T-shirt with a printed image of Kristina crossed out, with the words: \u201cStay away from my dad, bitch.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u201cWhen did she have time to get this printed?\u201d Kristina wondered, plotting her revenge.<\/p>\n
Kristina swallowed her anger but decided she would do whatever it took to get Dmitry, even if it meant eliminating his daughter.<\/p>\n
She started acting extra sweet toward Vera in Dmitry\u2019s presence. Vera, on the other hand, behaved like a childish fool, provoking her potential stepmother into conflict. Dmitry enjoyed spending time with the beautiful Kristina, and he began getting irritated with his daughter\u2019s scandals and attempts to pit them against each other.<\/p>\n
For Vera\u2019s birthday, Kristina gave her a gold pendant with a diamond, purchased with Dmitry\u2019s money. Vera dramatically flushed the expensive gift down the toilet. That was the final straw.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re acting awful! Your grades are slipping, and your behavior is like that of a child from a dysfunctional family! You need to respect my opinion and my choice, not throw obstacles in the way!\u201d Dmitry told her.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut I don\u2019t like Kristina! Don\u2019t you see that?!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBut I like her!\u201d Dmitry snapped. The birthday was ruined, and Vera spent it crying, remembering her mother. But the worst began after the party. Dmitry announced that Kristina would be moving in with them.<\/p>\n
\u201cKristina will teach you how to behave properly. She\u2019s a kind and well-mannered girl, and she, too, grew up without a mother. You have a lot in common, try to be friends with her,\u201d Dmitry gave an ultimatum.<\/p>\n
Vera realized that arguing was useless. She decided to accept the situation and even tried to make contact, but Kristina hated Vera and dreamed of getting rid of her. So, when Dmitry was away, Kristina openly told Vera that her days in that house were numbered.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll see who gets kicked out first,\u201d Vera replied. They had a real battle for Dmitry\u2019s attention.<\/p>\n
\u201cSoon I\u2019ll marry your father, and you\u2019ll end up in a school for the mentally challenged,\u201d Kristina hissed when Vera slipped laxatives into her soup. Clever Kristina set up the situation so that Dmitry would find out about Vera\u2019s actions, but not think Kristina was upset with her.<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t scold her, darling\u2026 she didn\u2019t mean it! It just\u2026 needs time,\u201d Kristina pleaded, making puppy eyes.<\/p>\n
\u201cTime?! Two months have passed, and she\u2026 she\u2019s acting like a child!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMaybe she\u2019s missing her mom. I\u2019ll never win her trust or be a mom to her, although I really want to!\u201d Kristina cried on Dmitry\u2019s shoulder. That evening, Dmitry comforted not his daughter, but Kristina. The next morning, they went to a jewelry store. Kristina was happy, anticipating her victory.<\/p>\n
But on the wedding day, when Dmitry arrived to pick Kristina up, he found the wedding dress ruined and Kristina herself covered in bruises.<\/p>\n
\u201cWho did this to you?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYour daughter! She\u2019s dangerous to society!\u201d Kristina declared.<\/p>\n
Dmitry was shocked.<\/p>\n
\u201cVera!\u201d he called, but the girl didn\u2019t respond.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe beat me up, ruined the dress, and left!\u201d Kristina sobbed.<\/p>\n
\u201cThen there will be no wedding.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou need to see a doctor.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, darling! Let\u2019s just get married, please! The makeup artist will come and cover up the bruises,\u201d Kristina panicked.<\/p>\n
Dmitry thought for a moment and agreed. He called his daughter, but she didn\u2019t answer. Then he left Kristina and went outside to clear his thoughts. He couldn\u2019t understand how Vera, the quiet and modest girl, had turned into a monster in just a few months.<\/p>\n
\u201cDmitry Nikolaevich\u2026 may I talk to you?\u201d the driver, who was supposed to drive them to the registry office, approached.<\/p>\n
\u201cHonestly, I need to. I don\u2019t know where Vera is, what\u2019s happening with her, and why she and Kristina don\u2019t get along. I don\u2019t have anyone to ask for advice. I don\u2019t have friends, no relatives left. Only you, Semen\u2026 you\u2019ve been with us for so many years,\u201d Dmitry smiled sadly.<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t worry, Vera called me. She\u2019s fine.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhere is she? What do you know?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cShe said she ran away because she saw Kristina ruining her dress. After that\u2026 well, Vera isn\u2019t to blame,\u201d Semen reported.<\/p>\n
Dmitry was surprised. He didn\u2019t know whether to listen to the driver or believe his fianc\u00e9e, whom he loved.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy would my fianc\u00e9e, Kristina, create this circus? Why ruin her own wedding dress and complain about my daughter?\u201d Dmitry asked his driver, Semen.<\/p>\n
\u201cVera told me that Kristina wants to send her to a school for the mentally challenged. After that, she plans to send her to an orphanage,\u201d Semen reported.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s a lie!\u201d Dmitry shouted. \u201cYou don\u2019t know anything! She\u2019s a stupid teenager who doesn\u2019t know what she\u2019s doing!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSorry, Dmitry Nikolaevich, but now you\u2019re acting like a stupid teenager. I don\u2019t want to get involved in this, but\u2026 your fianc\u00e9e\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you don\u2019t want to get involved, then don\u2019t!\u201d Dmitry cut him off and went home to calm down his fianc\u00e9e and prepare for the wedding.<\/p>\n
Kristina was almost ready. Her face was made up, and the ruined dress had been replaced with a new one, urgently delivered from the store.<\/p>\n
\u201cShall we go to the registry office?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, I decided that my daughter doesn\u2019t deserve to be with us on this wonderful day. What do you think?\u201d Dmitry said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI completely agree!\u201d Kristina laughed.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think she needs to be properly punished for what she did. And we need to send her to a psychologist.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve noticed for a while that she\u2019s not normal\u2026 I\u2019ve heard what teens from troubled families are capable of, and I\u2019m scared to be around her!\u201d Kristina nodded. \u201cShe needs to be isolated.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cToday?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes. But first, to the registry office,\u201d Kristina sweetly kissed her future husband.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou go to the car, I\u2019ll be right there,\u201d Dmitry nodded. Kristina smiled contentedly and left.<\/p>\n
Dmitry sat in his chair, thinking. He hadn\u2019t used the cameras in a long time. He had installed them to watch over Vera\u2019s nanny when she was a baby, and later for the new housekeepers. Over time, Vera grew up, and the housekeepers settled in, and the hidden cameras were gathering dust in the corners of the apartment. But they were still recording, capturing everything that happened in the house. Old recordings were erased, replaced by new ones. The updates happened about once every few days.<\/p>\n
Dmitry turned on the laptop and rewound the recording to the early morning. The quality wasn\u2019t very good, and there was no sound, but he could still make out what was happening.<\/p>\n
In Kristina\u2019s bedroom, there hung a beautiful white dress. Vera had entered Kristina\u2019s room several times but Kristina refused to talk to her and kicked her out. Then the most interesting part began. Kristina\u2019s friend from the fitness club came over. They laughed as they cut the hem of the dress, ruining it. When Vera entered Kristina\u2019s room again and saw them doing this, Kristina attacked Dmitry\u2019s daughter, grabbing her by the hair. Vera pushed Kristina away, and Kristina seemed to fall on purpose. Then\u2026 after saying something to his daughter, Kristina fell again, breaking her lip.<\/p>\n
Vera ran out of the room crying, and Dmitry didn\u2019t watch any further. He was furious with himself for not noticing the obvious all this time!<\/p>\n
Dmitry saved the footage to his phone and went to Kristina. She was waiting for him with a hurt expression.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou took too long! We\u2019re almost late! And your idiot driver isn\u2019t moving!\u201d Kristina complained.<\/p>\n
\u201cDmitry Nikolaevich? What do you think?\u201d Semen asked gloomily.<\/p>\n
\u201cTake us to the registry office quickly! Otherwise, you\u2019ll have to find another job tomorrow!\u201d Kristina shouted, ignoring the question.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, Kristina. You\u2019ll have to find a job. Get out of the car and give me the keys to my apartment.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?!\u201d She couldn\u2019t believe her ears. \u201cHow could you?! Is this all Vera\u2019s doing?! Did she influence you?!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve seen everything for myself. That\u2019s enough for me,\u201d Dmitry turned on the recording and showed it to Kristina. She broke out in a cold sweat and tried to push Dmitry away, insulting him and his entire family.<\/p>\n
\u201cGet out,\u201d Dmitry said calmly. He couldn\u2019t wait to go to his daughter and apologize for his mistake.<\/p>\n
Kristina grabbed the fluffy hem of her dress and climbed out of the car. She was furious and hated the whole world.<\/p>\n
Dmitry drove to Vera. Fortunately, his driver knew that she had run to a friend\u2019s house. After the incident and Kristina\u2019s words, Vera realized she couldn\u2019t live with her father and his witch anymore. Her friend offered her to stay with them for a while, and her mother, Larisa, was more than happy to help. Larisa Petrovna was a kind woman who had long been friends with Vera\u2019s mother and sympathized with Vera, understanding her.<\/p>\n
So when Dmitry rang the doorbell, Larisa opened it with a frown.<\/p>\n
\u201cYour daughter is still a child\u2026 and you, Dmitry\u2026\u201d she didn\u2019t finish.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know. I\u2019m deeply ashamed. Please let me make things right.\u201d<\/p>\n
Vera listened and forgave her father.<\/p>\n
From that moment on, he no longer brought new women home, meeting them on neutral ground and protecting his family from discord. Vera was fine with this arrangement. And Larisa Petrovna became like a second mother to her, whom she turned to for advice.<\/p>\n
A few years later, Dmitry saw in the quiet, modest Larisa the beautiful and loving woman who had always cared for him and his daughter. She wasn\u2019t as young as his girlfriends, but she cooked delicious pies and sincerely cared about his daughter. Dmitry realized that true happiness was found in care and mutual understanding. They spent some time as friends, and then Dmitry decided that he wanted to marry Larisa and finally find the family happiness he had longed for.<\/p>\n
And this time, his daughter was completely on board with the wedding.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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