A completely different man stood before Sofia.
Young, tall, and athletic.
“Who are you?..” she barely managed to say.
“Victor Alvarez,” the man replied. “But now you need to learn my darkest secret.”
Three years earlier, Victor had nearly died in an assassination attempt. That was when he realized that someone among his closest relatives wanted to take control of his fortune.
So Victor staged the appearance of severe illness and began appearing in public wearing a special suit. He wanted to look like a
But there was another reason.
He had stopped trusting people.
Every woman he was introduced to was primarily interested in his money. Some even laughed at his appearance, thinking he couldn’t hear them.
When Sofia’s father offered his own daughter in exchange for the debt, Victor initially wanted to call the police.
