Victor Lowe's POV The first time I saw Isabella was in the most infamous pleasure den of the red - light district . She was just a girl , far too young , her fragile frame swallowed up by a cheap , gaudy slit satin dress . Huddled in a corner , the silk slit up to her thigh , she looked like every other broken toy in that place - except for her eyes . God , those eyes . Bright . Defiant . Unyielding . And in that instant , I thought, The love Seraphina throws away , maybe someone else could cherish . I didn't realize that single thought would become the shackle binding me for half a lifetime . The first time Isabella took a knife for me , blood sprayed across my cufflinks . The doctor said she might not survive the night . I snapped three vials of tranquilizers in my hand just to keep from blowing every one of those bastards ' heads off . She lay pale as death on the hospital bed . And still , she smiled at me . " Mr. Lowe , even with that frown , you look so handsome . " Seraphina always said I was too cruel , too violent . But look - someone loved me exactly as I was . She burned her hand once trying to cook for me , so I dragged a Michelin chef across the ocean that same night to teach her . She said she wanted to see snow , so I bought out an entire mountain in Hokkaido just to give her winter . Everyone thought I spoiled her . But I knew the truth . Through her , I was still looking at Seraphina . Every jewel I pressed into Isabella's hands , I caught myself wondering , Would Seraphina look better in it? Until the night of the yacht explosion . The bomb timer ticked like a death knell . I shoved her toward the lifeboat , but she clutched my wrist with all her strength . " Victor Lowe ! Chapter 10 Exness Global 12.99 % ex 0 Keep more of what you make with even better pricing . Discover Exness . 4.5 FREE Google Play INSTALL We live together or we die together ! " The sea swallowed us . And for the first time , I prayed that she would be the one to survive . When Seraphina returned to town , Isabella was at my side , fumbling as she fastened my tie . Her fingers trembled , grazing my skin , and it made my chest ache . " Go to Alexander , " I said coldly , tossing the drug packet onto the bed . I didn't dare look at her face as it blanched . " Play the part . Do this , and I'll grant you one wish . " The truth was , if she'd said no - just one word - I would've flushed that poison down the toilet . But she only nodded , calm as stone . " Alright . " So goddamn obedient . Obedient enough to make me want to kill . The surveillance footage of Alexander kissing her - my fists shattered the entire control room . Seraphina wept beside me , screaming , but all I could see was Isabella's face that first time she whispered my name . Under moonlight , her hands cupped my face , lips brushing the blood from a wound . " Victor , does it hurt ? " Now she lay in another man's arms . The scar across her waist - the one she earned shielding me from bullets - hidden under someone else's touch . Alexander gave her a second wedding . That day , I was there . Sitting in the last pew of the church , unseen . She wore white . She was beautiful - God , more beautiful than I ever imagined . When Alexander lifted her veil , I wiped the tear that had fallen onto the grip of my gun . Isabella ... so this is what it feels like - watching the woman you love walk into another man's life . It was agony . Chapter 10 Exness Global Discover our latest featured short drama reel. Watch now and enjoy the story!