Chapter 4

"I don't want to scold you baby, it's just I'm concerned about you." Rooh said amiably and Vanessa nodded her head in understanding.

"Where is Ivan?" suddenly Rooh asked whispering to Vanessa's and her doe eyes widened knowing that Ivan will also get scolded now.

"H-h-huh?" Vanessa asked confusingly  trying to change the topic because of her truth her uncle will again get scolded but this time by her mother. Rooh raised her brow questionably at Vanessa and she gulped immediately pointing her finger behind the curtains of the widows. Rooh strode towards the certain curtains making Vanessa bit her tongue and she looked at her father guiltily.

But she saw a satisfied smirk on her father's face making her slap her forehead. She don't get what's her father's problem with Ivan uncle. Whenever he use to come he bickers with him and scold him a lot. Now that her mother is the one to scold Ivan uncle he is enjoying every bit of it. She turned her sea blue doe eyes to her mother and saw her taking out her Ivan uncle by twisting his ear badly, she gasped.

"Oww oww owe it's hurting baby." Ivan said acting dramatically and from behind them Martin was also coming casually because everyone knows how Ivan forcefully involves him in his stupid plans.

"She is not your baby!" suddenly Mikhail protested giving Ivan a hard glare making Vanessa giggle at her place. Ivan's eyes turned to her and he gave her a 'you-betrayed-me' look making Vanessa to smile at him apologetically.

"You were also with her right? You should stop him like an adult but here you are helping her in her playfulness." Rooh scolded Ivan and he stood there with his eyes on the floor like a obedient kid.

"I'm sorry baby." Ivan grumbled slowly making Mikhail hiss at him.

"How many times I have to tell you she is not your baby!" Mikhail kept out frustratingly making Vanessa snicker at their bickerings.

Ivan turned to him offensively. "She is my baby and the little girl over there is my princess!" Ivan said adding fuel to his fire more making Mikhail to grit his teeth knowing how much Ivan likes to get on his nerves.

"YOU----" before Mikhail can say anything to him he was stopped by Rooh. She was standing in front of him.

"Stop acting all possessive when we are already married and he too." Rooh said to Mikhail making him take a sharp breath and then pointed accusingly at Ivan.

"Ask him to stop getting on my nerves then." he said making Ivan offended and he gasped dramatically. Martin tried to stop him but he was not the one to listen anyone.

"Me? I get on your nerves? I just come here to meet my baby and princess. Who wants to see your scary face?" Ivan said disgustingly making Mikhail charge towards him.

"You are so dead now." Mikhail said making Vanessa gasp at his threat and he then he immediately realized what mistake he has done. When he looked at Rooh she was already glaring at him.

"Both of you go and stand in a corner now!" Rooh shouted at Ivan and Mikhail and then without waiting to be told twice ran and stood in the corner glaring at each other.

Rooh has strictly prohibited Mikhail to talk about his mafia business inside home because she don't want Vanessa to know about all this. She wants to keep Vanessa far away from these things and violence which till now she got successful. She strictly asks Mikhail to keep hidden his guns and all dangerous stuffs away from her and now foul language too but today in the heat of the moment Mikhail let out the threat towards Ivan making Vanessa shocked.

"Stop threatening me like that. You are not my boss anymore!" Ivan whispered to Mikhail making him return his glare.

"So what I'm still indirectly your boss. So shut up!" Mikhail hissed at him but suddenly they heard footsteps and everyone's attention turned toward footsteps and as soon as Mikhail saw the person entering inside the mansion his eyes softened and Ivan also turned quiet knowing what he must be feeling right now.

Liam ovich Gorbachev, the son of Mikhail and Ivan's boss was walking inside the mansion and as soon as Vanessa saw him she ran towards him. She was so happy to see her brother after a long time. She ran and jumped in his embrace making Liam to catch her in his arms and wrapped them firmly around her. He started walking towards his mother who was already emotional looking at him.

"W-w-why didn't you c-c-come on Papa's birthday?" was the first thing Vanessa complained to her brother with an angry pout and he patiently waited for her to finish. Liam placed her down and pecked the crown of her forehead amiably.

"I'm sorry princess I was stuck in some work." Liam lied skillfully making her pout more angrily.

"Y-y-you always says t-t-this." she said and turned away from him angrily. She walked toward Mikhail and hugged him tightly.

"P-p-papa was feeling s-so b-b-bad." she said accusing her brother who was silently hearing her.

"I'm sorry princess it won't happen again." he said and sighed defeated.

"A-a-apologize to p-p-papa." Vanessa said and Liam immediately balled his fists at her words but didn't chose to reply her and turned towards Rooh.

"How are you mama?" he asked hugging her tightly making her smile sadly at him. He backed away from the hug and looked at her with loving eyes.

"How can your mama be without his baby?" Rooh asked him to which he averted his gaze away from her.

"I'm sorry mama." he apologized to her making her sigh at his behavior.

She turned around and saw Vanessa standing there with an angry pout and Mikhail with longing eyes for his son to glance at his once but he was not even looking at him. She knows as usual Liam has came here to meet her and Vanessa but she can't see her husband sad and neglected. She turned back to Liam who was now a grown up handsome man.

"Liam baby till when you are going to ignore your papa?" she asked him softly and slowly so Vanessa couldn't hear her.

"You know mama I can't talk to him knowing what he does for a living." Liam said sighing making Rooh to feel helpless. She was tired of doing this conversation with him again and again. The surrounding in the hall turned completely tensed and quiet.

"But he was still a mafia boss when he rescued you. If he wouldn't be that, then how we would have met you?" Rooh told him but he kept silent.

"You know baby what your father has done to save us. He many times has played with his life just to save us. No matter what he has done he is still your father and always will." Rooh said to him holding his hands softly but he was still not saying anything and his eyes were lowered on the floor.

"Then why can't he change? Why can't he leave this risky work. Mama I can't live with him knowing how brutally he has killed thousands of people." Liam said harshly making her gasp and Mikhail also heard it. He smiled sadly at his son's words and started walking away from there. Vanessa didn't know what happened to her father but she knew he is said because her brother don't talks to him so she followed him from behind.

"Liam he was forced into it and now no matter what he can't leave that post. You should be grateful that you are not forced into something like this. You have hurted your father enough." Rooh said a little firmly but instead of answering her Liam took his hands back from her.

"I just came here to meet you and princess. Now I should leave take care of yourself." he said and indicated Ivan and Martin to follow him and exited the mansion. Ivan gave her a sympathetic look and also went behind Liam. Martin came closer to her.

"Don't worry one day he will surely understand his father." Martin said to her and went away from there. Rooh was just waiting for that say to come.

When Liam grew up and became mature he get to know what Mikhail does for a living. He wasn't able to digest the fact that his father killed people and kills too for the living. But little did he know the enemies Mikhail has made till now won't live his family peacefully if he will leave this post. He tried to make Liam understand but he didn't and left the mansion that day. He is a CEO of his own company, Ivan and Martin works under him now. Liam has stopped talking to his father years ago and always there is a cold war between them. Mikhail never thought that his work will separate his son away from him whom he loves with all of his heart.

Rooh went back to see Mikhail and saw Vanessa sitting while hugging him. "Y-y-you don't worry p-p-papa I'll never leave y-y-you and when I will be grown e-e-enough like mama I will p-p-pull brother's ear and bring him t-t-to you and will make h-him apologize t-t-to you." she head Vanessa saying to Mikhail and she smiled seeing her daughter who is top pure like an angel. She can't see anyone's pain and so innocent to get why all of this is happening between Mikhail and Liam.

Rooh went inside the Rooh and joined their hug making Mikhail look at her and she comfortably nodded at him silently saying that she is with him no matter what. Vanessa was happy seeing her mother comforting her father because since she is a child she had always seen her mother comforting her father in every situation. She loves to see the love between them. They are her ideal couple and she always thinks that her mother is a wonder woman who can handle everyone either they are her brother, her father, her Ivan uncle and she herself.