Not So Easy After All

My fiance, Victor Blackwood, is a mafia boss who rules the country's underworld with an iron fist.

To the rest of the world, he is the epitome of power.

Yet to me, he is the embodiment of love.

But I do not realize the cost of loving a man like him.

On Valentine's Day, I cook his favorite dishes and wait for him to come home. However, time passes, and his chair stays empty.

Uneasy, I go to Queenie Stone's social media page. She is Victor's foster sister.

She posts, "All I said was that I felt lonely, and he came right away.

"Even when I accidentally spilled wine on him, he didn't mind. Victor is still someone who puts family first, even if it means neglecting his lover.

"He never lets me down. I hope things stay that way."

In the photo, Victor's shirt is soaked at the waist.

Queenie's handkerchief lingers near his most private parts, but he doesn't pull away. He merely looks at her affectionately.

I do not make a fuss and give Queenie's post a like.

Then, I send Victor a message that reads, "Let's break up."

Victor ignores it as always.

Later, I discover that when my breakup message popped up, he had said offhandedly, "Vivienne can't live without me. She's just acting out.

"If I ignore her for a few days, she'll come crawling back by herself. She's easy to please."

What he doesn't know is that I was easy to handle only because I once loved him.

But now that I have decided to leave, he cannot make me turn back, no matter how he tries to win me over.

My message asking to break up with Victor Blackwood received no reply. It was completely ignored.

Queenie Stone, on the other hand, sent a video almost immediately.

It showed a lively private club, with a few of Victor's closest subordinates teasing him.

"Don Blackwood, Vivienne has loved you for seven years, and she actually dared to say she wants to break up? She can't be serious, right?"

Victor toyed with a die in his hand, sounding indifferent as he spoke. "She's just throwing a tantrum to make me go back and keep her company.

"I was planning to have a few drinks and return. But the more she behaves like this, the less I'll indulge her. She can cool off on her own for a few days first."

As he spoke, he brought a glass of wine to Queenie's lips.

He said, "Try this. It was flown in today, and it tastes pretty good."

Queenie smiled and drank it with his help.

Victor's subordinates exchanged meaningful glances.

One of them said, "Anyway, Vivienne's just someone you picked off the streets to keep the family satisfied. You might as well break up with her."

Another chimed in, "Exactly! Everyone knows that you care most about Ms. Stone, Don Blackwood. No one else could ever come between the two of you."

"If you ask