Shattering Hearts
(S2): New life
2 Years later
The bright light that pierced through the bedroom window made Lizzie wake up. He faintly saw someone opening the window curtain of his room and the morning sunlight in April entering the whole room. Lizzie wakes up rubbing her eyes and she sees Juliana standing in front of the window with a smiling face.
"Good morning Lizzie!’’
"Morning!’’
Juliana sat beside Lizzie and looked at her with a gentle face full of motherhood. "You'd better change your clothes soon. Breakfast is ready. We're waiting for you downstairs."
"Good."
Before leaving Juliana kissed her forehead and smiled back.
Lizzie stared at Juliana's departure from her room. It had been 2 years since his adoptive parents died and he had not been able to forget the incident. Those bad memories followed him everywhere he went and that made his heart ache and hurt them to die, because of him.
Lizzie closed her eyes imagining the villages of Zelenogradsk and Riverbell Farms . He misses the place and misses his best friend, Fanya. How's Fanya doing now? Do you still live there? All sorts of questions came to his mind. It's been a year that he started a new life here along with Ivander and Juliana.
Lizzie is eager to go to the village of Zelenogradsk to visit Fanya, but Ivander always forbids her, because there is a possibility that there will be people who recognize her and that will harm her. He wants everything to end soon and can meet his loved ones again, namely Fanya, uncle Javor, and grandfather Sergei who turned out to be his biological grandfather. He also wants to see the Silverbell Farms he left behind.
Ivander had told me everything about his true identity 2 years ago when he had been saved by her. At first he did not want to believe it, Lizzie was so angry and hateful to the person who had killed her biological parents even though she did not know him and also his adoptive parents who had been caring for and loving him all along. For Lizzie, Petro and Antonina were real parents, as only those she knew were her parents.
The tightness in his chest returned to his senses when he recalled their tragic death and overnight his life had changed drastically. Lizzie is still grateful that someone loves her. Juliana and Ivander Jeffreys have taken care of her eleven years. They already consider him their son even though they now have a 1.5-year-old daughter and Lizzie already considers Amber as her sister. He had long wanted a sister and he found a sister in Amber.
Lizzie stood in front of the mirror observing herself who had finished dressing. Now he is 10 years old. His height had increased by a few centimeters. Her slightly curly blonde hair was let loose.
The atmosphere of the dining room at Ivander's house in the village of Vyatskoye as usual looks crowded and warm. Amber was the one who made the atmosphere in the dining room crowded with her chatter. Amber immediately jumped down from her chair when she saw Lizzie coming.
"Lizzie." Then ran into his arms.
"For Amber!’’
"Morning!’’
Amber kissed Lizzie on the cheek with a happy face, and led her to sit next to her.
"I just got word from Frank about your grandfather and your father,’’, Ivander said. Frank is an Ivander spy who works as a waitress in Sergei's mansion.
Lizzie immediately stopped her from applying jam to her bread.
"What has been said to him?’’
‘’Tuan Sergei is sick. His health is deteriorating now."
‘’What will he do fine?’’ask Lizzie worriedly.
"Hopefully."
"I'd love to meet him and I haven't gotten to know him yet. Can I come see him?’’
"No. You can't. The man who wants to kill you is still out there and it's possible that he's watching over your grandfather's house. I won't let you in any more danger."
"And yourfather? She's fine now."
Lizzie was delighted when she found out that her father had come to his senses from his coma. He wanted to meet her and embrace her. All this time Lizzie could only look at and hug the photos of her father and mother. He hoped his mother would wake up soon.
"But until when will we keep hiding? I'm tired,’’protes Lizzie.
Ivander and Juliana stared in concern at Lizzie, then Juliana clasped Lizzie's hand .’’If things are really safe, you can definitely meet your grandfather and parents. Your chance to meet those who must exist."
‘’But when is the situation really safe?’’
"I don't know. Be patient!’’answer Ivander.
’’Now you don't have to worry about your grandfather's condition . Frank will always tell us about the situation in the Romanov family. Now eat your breakfast. Don't you want to be late for school?"
Ivander smiled warmly and Lizzie ate her breakfast.Ivander grabbed the newspaper beside her, and read it again.
"See this!’’yells.
Ivander turned his newspaper around and showed a handsome man in the paper.
"You remember this guy?’’ask Ivander.
Lizzie squinted her eyes and frowned trying to remember the man in the newspaper indicated by Ivander. His face was no stranger to him.
"This is Vladimir."
"Yes that's Vladimir Kalashnikov, your cousin."
Lizzie immediately snatches the newspaper from Ivander's hands and notices the man's photo more closely trying to better recognize him. He took a photo with his father.
" His face has changed somewhat since I last saw him two years ago. I barely recognized him."
"According to the info I got now Vladimir was working part-time in his father's office and I didn't think Tuab Kalashnikov won another murder case involving a wealthy businessman with a former subordinate and it turned out the murder was committed by the businessman. Real great. If only he could solve your family's case quickly,’’ucap Ivander.
Lizzie returns the paper to Ivander's hand, then devours his food .
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Vladimir walked towards his father's office confidently and spread a happy smile. He was happy, because his father had won the case again. He would become a famous lawyer like his father. Of course the road to get there is still very long and he has a lot to learn.
His greatest wish was to include the perpetrator who tried to kill his uncle Dimitri and his Aunt Aleandra. For 10 years the culprit has not been caught.
Viktor and Anthony could not be arrested, as there was no evidence. All this time they kept their suspicions secret about Viktor and Anthony's involvement. They were shocked after seeing Dimitri come out of the hospital refreshed. During these 2 years, Dimitri always faithfully waited for his wife in the hospital. Vladimir repeatedly caught Dimitri crying alone.
"Ah he is very handsome,’’ said the woman named Prissy one of his father's employees while continuing to see Vladimir into his father's office.
"really. But I heard he already has a lover’’ Petrice replied. Prissy immediately turned to her friend.
‘"Ah is correct."
"I've seen him walk several times with a beautiful woman and I'm sure it's his lover."
Prissy bit her handkerchief and looked disappointed.’’Too bad."
"You can't stand to see a handsome man, so you want to kill your girlfriend? Has your heart turned to another man?’’
Prissy looks pout.’’Of course not’’. Prissy smiles widely.’’I still love my lover’’. After saying that he went back to his desk. Petrice just shook his head.
Vladimir immediately sat down in front of his father who was busy talking to someone on the phone . He waited for his father while reading the newspaper to see a picture of him there. A big smile re-adorned his face.
‘’Happy for you!’’dimitri.
"Thank you."
" How's Uncle Dimitri's case going?"
"Are Anthony and Victor still our suspects?’’
Nicola took a deep breath."All this time I've been watching both of them and there's nothing suspicious about them."
Nicola provided some files related to the Romanov mansion to Vladimir.
"You have to learn it first. It includes a report from Jack."
"Is there any recent developments regarding this case?’’
"There are only a few. Jack has found some odd ones. According to Jack there were two foreign men who came to the village of Zelenogradsk before the Thusenka family home burned down. They work as sellers of agricultural tools named Alex and Peter, but after the fire they both just disappear. Jack had asked some villagers about the two men and they said they never had any doubts about the Thusenka family or Lizzie."
"What the two men's fathers thought had to do with what happened to Lizzie with her family."
"That's. Everything still looks vague, but father's feeling seems like they both have something to do, because their very suspicious existence there."
Vladimir scrunched his forehead.’’Now where is Jack?’’
"He is still in the village of Zelenogradsk."
"I'll go there and see him and maybe I'll see the waiter too."
"Who?’’
"Milly Constantine and her mother. Maybe they know something about the case. Has Jack questioned them."
"Yes Jack's been questioning them, but they don't know anything but Ophelia knows who brought Dimitri's baby."
"I'll ask them one more time maybe I get something from them."
"It's up to you, but you have to be careful. Don't let anyone know about this. We let the criminal have a thought that he's free."
"I understand. I'll keep it a secret."
"Good."
Vladimir went back to looking at the files in his hands seriously. ‘’It will definitely be very interesting,’’gumamnya. Vladimir then closed the file, then looked at his father seriously.
"Do you think Lizzie is still alive?’’
"Dad was sure the boy was still alive somewhere.Hopefully he was fine."
"Yes dad. I hope so."
Vladimir suddenly imagined meeting after meeting with Lizzie and without realizing Vladimir smiled remembering her.
"Today I'm going to see Sergei's grandfather. I heard he got sick again so I wanted to see him."
"Dad will come to see him too. Poor Sergei to date he has never met his grandson."
"Father's right. For a few years this grandfather always looked grim."
Vladimir moved out of his chair.’’I gotta go. See you!’’
"Late this week you should go home. We're having dinner together."
"All right."
After Vladimir left Nicola sighs in her chair.’’Hopefully everything will be fine,’’gumamnya.
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Sergei sat in his wheelchair in his backyard enjoying the afternoon sun. His old eyes stared at the sky, then closed their eyes as the afternoon wind blew. Vladmir who was standing not far from his grandfather looked sad. His grandfather looked old and since two years ago he was unable to walk in addition to the shadow of sadness that was always clearly written on his face. Vladimir approached him and placed his hand on his grandfather's shoulder.
"You've arrived?’’
"Yes I'm coming."
Vladimir took a chair and sat down beside his grandfather while looking at the flower garden.
"How's grandpa doing?’’
"It's better."
Sergei smiled at Vladimir.
Vladimir held his grandfather's hand. "Lizzie must have met, so grandpa don't be sad anymore and I'm sure she's okay."
"Thank you, you are a good boy. Nicola and Juliet are so lucky to have a child like you."
"Oh yeah where's Uncle Dimitri?"
"As usual being in the hospital accompanied Aleandra and she was going home when night fell."
"Uncle's pity.Uncle loves Aunt Aleandra very much."
" They both love each other and are inseparable."
Sergei recalls his past when he decided to do evil to Aleandra by kidnapping Lizzie from him. Every time I remember it there is a feeling of regret that is difficult to remove.
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Dimitri looked at Aleandra with a sad and hurt look. Both his hands tightly clasped his wife's hands. Her tears fell.
" When are you going to sleep like this? Don't you care about me anymore? Please wake up! Right now I need you so much. I've lost our son and I don't want to lose you forever. If that happens, I don't want to live anymore."
Someone patted his shoulder. Marina, Aleandra's mother was sitting next to Dimitri.
"Don't give up hope! I'm sure Aleandra will come to her senses just like you. At that time your father continued to cry when you were in a coma and almost lost hope that you would regain consciousness. I'm sure Aleandra will also stick around and wake up from her coma."
"But when?"
"Patience! Everything's gonna be fine. Aleandra is a strong money woman."
Dimitri nodded.
" Focus on finding Lizzie. I'm sure he's alive."
" Mom's right."
Two years ago when Nicola's men came to his villa there was no one there just a villa guard there. Dimitri felt very disappointed and to find Lizzie was far from hopeful.
Dimitri is also not sure that Lizzie is with Ivander and that Lizzie may be on the road alone, expecting that to make her heart hurt. [ ]
