Chapter 308

He just wouldn't let it go.

Every few days, he'd find a reason to provoke Victor.

But Victor, as if he'd burned through all his emotions, never reacted. He just stared back, cold and distant, with a look that seemed to say, "Finley, you're an idiot."

Infuriated, Finley would storm off, determined not to bother with him anymore.

But after a while, he'd find himself seeking out the prince again.

One day, he noticed someone else by Victor's side—a girl.

Victor was still reserved, but something had changed. He'd started to show hints of emotion, even managed the occasional smile.

Seriously?

All the care and warmth Finley had tried to give him-Victor never noticed. But apparently, it took some random girl to get through to him!

When Finley suddenly brought up the past, Victor's eyes darkened. Maybe it was the alcohol, heavy and heady, that loosened his tongue and pulled out memories he'd thought were long forgotten.

He remembered how he'd first met Isadora.

They were just kids, both in the hospital.

scolded by a woman in a nurse's uniform. "Why don't you just

back tears, but refusing to cry. Victor, though, didn't feel any particular

time he saw her, she'd stumbled into his secret hideout-the hospital's

coldly to leave, not to

brighter with unshed tears, and finally,

whispered. "My mom yelled at me. I just wanted to

questioning herself, she murmured, "Why doesn't anyone like me?" And

faint annoyance at how her eyes were always red. It was exhausting just to look

he ran into

a stray puppy-the same one that would later be called

noticed him, she hesitated for a long moment before shuffling over,

food?" she asked

to the scrawny, dirty puppy

almost walked away, but for some reason, he reached into his pocket and handed her two sticks of

lit

one to the

her own stomach let out a loud

her lips together, but finally, unable to resist, nibbled

expressionless, asked, "Are you

her cheeks

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