Clara met his gaze.
“I did that for seventeen years,” she replied quietly. “It never changed anything.”
Alejandro nodded slowly.
“Good,” he said. “Because what comes next requires clarity, not tears.”
The days that followed felt unreal.
Not because everything suddenly became easy…
…but because, for the first time, Clara wasn’t alone.
Alejandro’s network moved quickly.
Lawyers uncovered documents buried under layers of deception.
Financial advisors traced accounts Alberto thought no one would ever find.