Chapter 1: The Woman Who Knew Victor’s Secret
The entire mansion froze.
Victor’s face changed the moment he saw the woman standing in the doorway.
For the first time that day, he wasn’t angry.
He was afraid.
The woman in the crimson dress slowly stepped across the marble floor, her heels echoing through the silence.
“Still pretending this house belongs to you, Victor?”
Marina looked between them, confused and exhausted.
She had never seen Victor look at anyone this way.
Not with anger.
Not with arrogance.
With fear.
Victor stood up quickly, trying to regain control.
“You have no right to be here.”
The woman smiled coldly.
“Actually, I have more right than anyone in this room.”
She reached into her handbag and pulled out an old folder.
Marina’s breath stopped.
The same kind of documents she had discovered hidden inside Victor’s private office.
The documents that started everything.
The woman walked toward Marina and gently helped her stand.
“My name is Isabella.”
Marina stared at her.
“Why are you here?”
Isabella looked directly at Victor.
“Because I know what he did.”
The room became silent.
Victor’s expression hardened.
“Don’t listen to her. She’s trying to destroy this family.”
But Isabella opened the folder.
Inside were photographs, bank records, and legal documents.
Proof.
Years ago, Victor had secretly transferred ownership of several properties using fake signatures.
Including the mansion.
Marina’s eyes widened.
“That’s impossible…”
Isabella looked at her sadly.
“No, Marina. What’s impossible is how long he managed to hide it.”
Victor stepped forward.
“You don’t understand anything.”
Isabella turned toward him.
“I understand everything.”
She placed one final document on the table.
A birth certificate.
Marina looked at the name.
Then her face went pale.
Because the document revealed a truth Victor had buried for decades.
Isabella wasn’t a stranger.
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She was Victor’s first wife.
And the woman he had told everyone was dead.
