When his LOVE came too LATE

Character Introduction

Lorenzo De Luca

(Powerful Mafia King and Billionaire CEO)

Lorenzo De Luca is one of the most powerful and feared men in New York.

To the public eye, he is the brilliant and ruthless CEO of De Luca Enterprises, a global business empire involved in finance, real estate, and technology. Known for his sharp business mind and intimidating presence, Lorenzo built his reputation as a man who never loses and never forgives betrayal.

However, the world only sees half of who he truly is.

Behind the polished suits and billion-dollar deals lies a darker truth—Lorenzo secretly rules one of the most powerful mafia organizations in the United States. In the underground world, his name is spoken with fear and respect. Enemies disappear without a trace, and loyalty is the only currency that keeps a man alive in his empire.

Cold, calculating, and emotionally guarded, Lorenzo has never allowed anyone close enough to break his walls.

Until he met Isabella Hart.

For six years, she became the only light in his dangerous world, the only person who made him believe that love could exist even in a life filled with darkness.

But when the ghost of his past returns, Lorenzo makes the biggest mistake of his life—choosing the wrong woman.

And by the time he realizes it…

The woman he truly loved is already gone.

Isabella Hart

(Bookstore Manager and Literature Graduate)

Isabella Hart is the complete opposite of Lorenzo De Luca.

She grew up in a modest neighborhood, raised by hardworking parents who taught her the value of kindness, honesty, and loyalty. Unlike the glamorous women who surround powerful men like Lorenzo, Isabella lives a simple life filled with books, quiet mornings, and warm conversations.

She works as a manager at a small independent bookstore in Manhattan, a place she has loved since she was a teenager. Surrounded by stories of love, heartbreak, and hope, Isabella believes deeply in the idea that real love should be patient, loyal, and unconditional.

Her gentle nature, soft smile, and sincere heart make her someone people trust easily.

When Lorenzo walks into her bookstore for the first time, Isabella has no idea that the quiet, mysterious man in front of her is one of the most dangerous men in the city.

To her, he is simply a man who keeps coming back to see her.

Over the next six years, their love grows stronger, eventually leading to marriage.

Isabella gives Lorenzo everything—her trust, her loyalty, and her heart.

But when he begins to choose another woman over her again and again, the same girl who once believed in unconditional love finally learns the most painful truth of all:

Sometimes love is not enough to keep someone by your side.

And when Isabella finally walks away from the man she loved for years, she doesn’t leave in anger.

She leaves in silence.

Because the woman who once loved Lorenzo De Luca with all her heart…

No longer feels anything for him at all.

Victoria Hayes

(International Fashion Entrepreneur and Lorenzo’s First Love)



Victoria Hayes is beautiful, intelligent, and dangerously ambitious.

Years ago, she was the woman who first captured Lorenzo De Luca’s heart. Their relationship was intense and passionate, but it ended abruptly when Victoria suddenly disappeared from his life without explanation.

For a long time, Lorenzo believed she had betrayed him.

Then, after six years…

Victoria returns.

To the world, she is now a successful fashion entrepreneur and owner of a luxury fashion brand, traveling between New York, Paris, and Milan.

Elegant and charming, Victoria knows exactly how to attract attention and manipulate emotions.

But beneath her glamorous exterior lies a calculating mind.

Victoria knows Lorenzo’s weaknesses.

And she knows exactly how to use them.

When she re-enters his life, she slowly begins to create distance between Lorenzo and Isabella, carefully positioning herself as someone he cannot abandon again.

While Isabella sacrifices her happiness again and again for her marriage…

Victoria quietly enjoys watching their relationship fall apart.

Because for Victoria Hayes, love has never been about loyalty.

It has always been about power.