His Roulette: Wife or Mistress?
The Cossini family has a strict rule about marriage—the future don can only marry a woman of equal social standing.
But Marco Cossini falls madly in love with me and declares that he won't marry anyone but me. In a fit of anger, his father, Don Sergio, locks him up in the dungeon and uses corporal punishment on him.
Even when he emerges covered in blood, he still puts a ring on my finger, saying, "Don't be scared, Helena. You're my entire world."
Later on, he inherits the position of Don and organizes an extravagant wedding ceremony for me.
After seven years of marriage, I finally get pregnant, but the doctor tells me I need to undergo expensive treatment to keep my baby. I call Marco in a panic, but he doesn't even let me finish what I have to say before replying, "Same rules as always—we'll decide the amount blind-box style. Pick a number from one to nine, and I'll give you the corresponding allowance."
"I pick one."
Marco has always told me that box number one has the most money.
Three seconds later, I get a bank transfer of exactly 9.90 dollars.
"It's not my fault. Alessia discovered that you always choose one. You messed up. Choose a different number next time."
Alessia Lombardo has taken a bullet for Marco three times before. She's also obsessed with blind boxes. Marco constantly feels indebted to her, so he plays along with her, letting her decide everything in the Cossini family with blind boxes.
But of course, he won't be that stingy with me, his own wife. Feeling hopeful still, I try to tell him that I'm pregnant, but the call cuts off.
A sharp pain shoots through my abdomen, and my vision goes dark. I lose consciousness.
When my eyes open once more, I find that too much time has been wasted. I've lost the baby.
In my grief, I wipe my tears away and book a flight abroad that leaves in seven days.
I don't love you anymore, Marco.