What? - Artyom chuckled, - no, no, I'm much better and you can see it yourself.

- Tell me, - the mother frowned, which made her thin lower lip stick out a little and tremble, like that of an offended child, - tell me, Tyoma. Is it her fault?

- No, - the man answered honestly, - and you know it too. Stop blaming everything on Lika, she left my life a long time ago, just like you wanted.

“Do you think I’m a complete fool, an old woman who has gone out of her mind?” Mother screeched, and this scream rang out in pain in Kursky’s head, which made...