When Sofia turned twenty-five, marriage was the last thing on her mind. She worked at a small hoteland gave almost her entire salary to her mother because their family had been living in debt for several years.
The main reason was Sofia’s father. He was constantly gambling, borrowing money, and promising every time that he would soon pay everything back down to the last coin. But one day, the debt became so enormous that there was simply no way to repay it.
Sofia’s father owed nearly fifty million pesos to a man named Victor Alvarez.
Victor was incredibly wealthy. He owned construction companies, restaurants, and several hotels. But people didn’t just talk about his fortune. Behind his back, they called him the “Pig King.”
The man weighed around 140 kilograms, breathed heavily, was constantly sweating, and almost always moved around in