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You Were My Goodbye

You Were My Goodbye

Cerita Pendek · Mafia
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Sinopsis

Tragic Love

Mafia

Winning Back the Wife

Face Slapping

I ran into my ex-boyfriend at a friend's birthday party. He was now the Godfather of the Barzan family. He looked handsome and polished, and he'd arrived with his gorgeous fiancée on his arm. She smiled at me and said, "If you hadn't broken up with him back then, you'd be the lady of the Barzan house—the Godfather's wife." Across the table, his arm around her, Nico wore a cold expression. "Why bring up the past? We ended things ages ago. You're my fiancée, the future matriarch of the family." Under the crowd's watchful stares, I quietly covered the scar on my wrist and forced a tight smile. "Right… it's been such a long time."

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Chapter 1

"Didn't Valentina dump him first?"

That was the whispered question going around the table while Nico's fiancée was in the bathroom.

My name is Valentina. I hadn't planned to be here. A friend swore Nico wouldn't show up, so I came. But there he was.

Nico Barzan—the youngest don on the East Coast. He ran every dock and casino in Boston. In his tailored suit, he was almost too handsome to look at. Even the family ring on his finger was worth a fortune. Everyone wanted his favor.

Me? I was nobody.

"She did break up with him," Nico said flatly, answering the question no one dared ask aloud.

Let them fill in the blanks. I was proud. Blind. Stupid.

"Valentina, I heard your family went under, right?"

"Oh my God, did you come here to ask for money?"

"Or find some rich guy to pay off your debts? Ha."

Nico just watched me from across the table, his dark eyes unreadable. He didn't say a word in my defense. So I smiled—an ugly, tight thing—and stayed quiet.

Then the bathroom door opened. His fiancée came back, felt the tension right away, and smiled anyway. Two perfect dimples.

"What did I miss?"

Nico took her hand. "Nothing. Old news."

She sat down, her eyes landing on me. "Nico told me about you. You know, if you hadn't broken up with him back then, you'd be the Barzan lady today."

A few guests smirked. I used to be somebody. My family had power, and I was always the center of attention. People don't forget that kind of envy—they just wait for you to fall.

Nico cut in, his voice cold and final. "That's in the past."

No one argued. When the don closes a subject, you close it.

His fiancée raised her glass to me. "Thank you for letting him go. Otherwise I never would have met him. You have to come to the wedding."

I pulled my sleeve over the scar on my wrist and said, "Congratulations."
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13 Bab
Chapter 1
"Didn't Valentina dump him first?"That was the whispered question going around the table while Nico's fiancée was in the bathroom.My name is Valentina. I hadn't planned to be here. A friend swore Nico wouldn't show up, so I came. But there he was.Nico Barzan—the youngest don on the East Coast. He ran every dock and casino in Boston. In his tailored suit, he was almost too handsome to look at. Even the family ring on his finger was worth a fortune. Everyone wanted his favor.Me? I was nobody."She did break up with him," Nico said flatly, answering the question no one dared ask aloud.Let them fill in the blanks. I was proud. Blind. Stupid."Valentina, I heard your family went under, right?""Oh my God, did you come here to ask for money?""Or find some rich guy to pay off your debts? Ha."Nico just watched me from across the table, his dark eyes unreadable. He didn't say a word in my defense. So I smiled—an ugly, tight thing—and stayed quiet.Then the bathroom door opened. His fianc
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Chapter 2
"Why didn't you explain anything to him?"My best friend Chiara was furious. I could hear it through the phone.The dinner party had ended early. I stood outside in my coat, watching my breath turn to fog in the cold air."He has a fiancée now," I said.Chiara went quiet. "A fiancée?""Yeah."People trickled out in pairs and groups. Streetlights reflected off the snow like cracked glass."That's such a shame. After everything you did to see him again—""Chiara." I cut her off. "No one waits forever."Some things are better left unsaid. They only get uglier.The wind made my eyes water. I blinked and tried to rub the dryness away. "I'm giving up."I had spent years crawling out of the mud, hoping to meet him again with my head held high. But it was too late."Okay," Chiara said softly. "Come home first."It was below freezing. No taxis anywhere. My hands went numb within minutes.Then I heard heels clicking on the pavement behind me, followed by a sweet voice: "Nico, the snow is beautif
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Chapter 3
"You hit him?" Chiara handed me a glass of warm water."Yeah. He tried to put me on a monthly allowance." I curled up on the couch, fighting waves of stomach pain, and drank slowly.A few minutes later, I ran to the bathroom and threw up.Chiara patted my back. "Bad stomach and you still drink."I caught my breath, wiped my mouth. My throat was on fire."Was it worth it?" she asked. "Loving him all these years?"I looked up at my reflection in the mirror—wet lashes, dark hair plastered to my forehead, pale face.Chiara's voice came from far away, muffled. "If you hadn't been so ruthless back then, he wouldn't be where he is today…"I thought of Nico's fiancée again. She had a brightness I'd lost. I used to be like that. A long time ago. Then I fell too hard. By the time I crawled out of the pit, everything had changed.When Chiara finished her work in Brooklyn, we walked hand in hand back to our rental.My phone rang. It was Nico's friend."Valentina, if you're in trouble, I can find y
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Chapter 4
In the bathroom, I found my clothes in a heap on the floor.His were neatly hung on the rack by the door. Separate. Orderly.The sight stung. I sighed, changed quietly, and left the hotel.Chiara called, her voice strained. "Valentina, they want half a million."The sky was gray. No sun.She'd spent most of her savings on my treatment. I had almost nothing left."They said if we don't pay, they'll expose everything and never tell you where your mother's ashes and belongings are.""I'll try to borrow. We should have it by next month.""Okay."After hesitating, I dialed a number.It took a while to connect."Valentina? What's up?""Dr. Marco, I'm sorry to bother you. I…"He sounded busy. After some shuffling, he reached a quiet place. "Trouble?"I took a deep breath. "Can you lend me four hundred thousand?"It was the first time I'd ever asked anyone for money. My whole body burned.A commotion on his end: "Dr. Marco, emergency surgery.""Got it."I didn't expect much. I was ready for hi
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Chapter 5
The fever hit hard.I was delirious, every bone aching, shivering under the blanket.The wind howled outside. In my haze, I dreamed of the past.I was on Nico's back. "Nico, what if I die?"He walked steadily, his voice soft. "Don't say that. It's just a fever. You'll be fine after a shot.""Hey, do you have enough money? Shots are expensive.""It's fine.""How can it be fine? How much do you have left?"He didn't answer. He carried me into the hospital, crouched in front of me, and said seriously, "As long as you're okay, I'm okay."I was bundled up in a thick coat. "When Mom and Dad stop fighting, I'll ask them for money to pay you back."Nico touched my hair, his eyes gentle. "Trust me. You're going to be fine."But I wasn't fine.The night Nico was sent to the East Coast on family business, I came home and opened my parents' bedroom door.My father had another woman in his arms.That was the beginning of my fall.Then came the screaming fights. Then my father was shot dead by my mo
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Chapter 6
Beeping. Monitors.Sunset slipped through the blinds, pooling on the sofa like scattered gold.I blinked. The nightmare faded. I sat up.A man sat on the couch, head down, peeling an apple.Long, pale fingers worked neatly. Soon a perfect fruit appeared.Clean. Round.Nico.He heard me move. Looked up. Without a word, he pressed the call button.A doctor came, checked my pupils, confirmed I was stable, and said to Nico, "She's malnourished. More protein in her diet."Nico nodded. "Thank you."The door closed.He came to the bed and held out the apple. "Don't think about anything. Just get better."I didn't take it. I got up and searched the closet.My phone was gone. No outside clothes.He let me rummage."Nico, what do you want?"I stood barefoot on the floor. Sunlight fell on the window glass, showing my pale, haggard reflection."You know what I want." He put the apple on the nightstand and wiped his hands slowly. "I want you."He sat right there in the light, his dark eyes fixed on
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Chapter 7
The private hospital was in the suburbs, surrounded by endless woods.I couldn't leave. I couldn't reach anyone.The doctors and nurses said they were sorry, but their hands were tied.Nico came every day. Mostly at dusk, rushing in straight from work, and we'd talk.I kept my distance. He didn't push.Lately, I'd been dreaming of the past a lot.Back when I used to say his name all the time."Nico, you're going to be the greatest don ever."He sighed. "What flavor milk today?""Banana."He skipped class for the first time just to buy me banana milk. Got caught.Later, in college, rumors spread about him and the campus beauty.I took the subway for over a dozen stops and sat crying under his building.Nico got out of bed, came downstairs in the dark, and gently wiped my tears. "Stop crying. If you want me, I'm yours.""Only you from now on.""That's not how you confess."He hugged me tight. "I love you."We never imagined that a decade later, it would come to this."Tomorrow, I'm getti
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Chapter 8
I don't remember when he left.That night, his friend Matteo—once mine, too—burst through the door."Valentina. What did you promise me?"I was too stunned to answer."Do you know how much Nico is losing by canceling the wedding?""You're an adult. Stop acting like you did back then—reckless, always leaving Nico to clean up after you. Think about him for once.""What happened?""What happened?" Matteo laughed bitterly. "Nico is calling off the wedding because of you. That's what happened."My ears rang. I sat there, blank.If he canceled the wedding now, what would that make me? A homewrecker?Matteo dragged me out of bed. "Come on. You were good at this before. Bored, found someone new—pick any excuse. Say it.""Matteo—""Valentina!" He was shaking with rage. "If you hadn't come back, none of this would be happening."His voice echoed in the wind. I couldn't hear anything else.The hatred in his eyes was absolute.As if someone like me deserved to die."Matteo, he's the one who won't
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Chapter 9
(Nico's Perspective)Since that day at the family hearing, Nico hadn't spoken a word.The blinds stayed shut for three days. No light got in.Missed calls flooded his screen. He didn't look at them.Time seemed to stop.He sat there, head down, lifeless.He still remembered the cold tone of the man who took Valentina away."All of us have been fighting to keep her alive," the man said. "The Barzan don's iron fist, though—you undid everything we did without even trying."Chiara had been stopped by security. She screamed at him, "Nico, if she doesn't take her meds, she relapses! Keeping her locked up is as good as killing her!"Depression. Psychiatric hospital.Those words were like needles, shredding his thoughts, pulling at nerves.Matteo knocked, then cracked the door open. "Nico… are you okay?""Why?" Nico's voice was hoarse. The dull ache in his chest was unbearable.Matteo was quiet for a moment. "I'm sorry. At the time, I didn't think it was necessary to dig deeper, so…""The info
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Chapter 10
Back when I left, I joked with Chiara that I'd never come back here.Turns out you shouldn't tempt fate.I'm sick again.The West Coast isn't usually dry in winter. Usually it's freezing rain, but this year it snowed.The doctors and nurses chatted: "Cold winter. The climate's getting impossible."Almost Christmas. Bare branches outside, not a leaf left.I pressed my face to the glass, fogging it with my breath."There's someone downstairs.""He stands there every day. Isn't he cold?"Chiara walked by with a glass of warm milk, face blank. "Oh, really? I guess not."She's been in a bad mood lately.So has Dr. Marco.I've been tiptoeing around them, afraid to set them off.Chiara paused, realizing she'd scared me, and softened her voice."Drink the milk. Wait an hour, then take your meds. Dr. Marco says he's taking you to build a snowman tonight."I glanced at the man again. He looked familiar…Chiara pulled the curtain. "Stop looking, or you'll go blind.""Okay."I went back to bed, to
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