Sergey Volkov was supposed to be a guest speaker at a prestigious economic forum in Eastern Europe. However, when he heard from Kaja that his "little bear" was so upset about a single school application that she'd lost her appetite, he immediately canceled his appearance and flew straight to New York.
As an oligarch who had clawed his way to the top during the turmoil following the collapse of the Soviet Union, Sergey rarely revealed his inner thoughts to outsiders, especially when it came to his daughter.
He had poured all his energy into building his power and expanding his wealth and connections. But by the time he suddenly realized he could pluck a star from the sky for his daughter, she had, in the blink of an eye, become a young woman on the verge of heading to college.
Time had flown by so fast.
Arriving in Riverdale, near the Hudson River, Sergey Volkov didn't wait for his bodyguards, pushing the car door open himself and stepping out.
