It was here that her new story began.

That morning, a black sedan pulled up to the building. A man in an expensive suit stepped out — regional director Alexey Rein. The employees froze, hurriedly straightening themselves.

Kristina didn’t even look his way. She kept scrubbing the door handle.

But the man stopped, noticing her. He approached, knelt before the woman, and, removing his gloves, kissed her scars.

— Kristina — he whispered with a trembling voice — I’ve been looking for you all these years…