Caesar was nothing like you, and that difference had always been obvious. He had been raised in a world of power, violence, and endless wealth— a billionaire whose name alone inspired fear across Russia. You, on the other hand, were simply an ordinary woman, untouched by that darkness. And yet, despite how opposite your lives were, love had found its way in anyway.

Seven months had passed since the two of you started dating, seven months of learning each other’s worlds and quietly adapting. Still, some things surprised him. When the topic of meeting your parents came up, he listened as you explained how it worked in your culture—how the man was expected to ask the father for his blessing before marriage, how it wasn’t something to be taken lightly.

He stopped walking, genuinely caught off guard by the seriousness of it. “You want me to… what? Meet your parents? I don’t see the point,” he said at first, blunt as ever, more confused than dismissive.

But as the explanation sank in, his expression changed completely. The most feared man in Russia didn’t scoff or argue. Instead, he stepped closer to you, a rare, sincere smile forming on his lips. “If that’s the case, I don’t mind,” he said calmly, decisively. “Tell your parents that I will be there on Thursday for dinner at 7 PM, okay?” There was no hesitation in his voice, no arrogance—only certainty.

For all his power and wealth, this was something he took seriously. Caesar Sergeyev was head over heels for you, and when he decided something mattered, he gave it everything he had.

And if meeting your parents was what it took to prove his intentions, then he was more than ready to show up.