“Lucía… turn that off,” he whispered urgently.
But I didn’t.
I let the recording play until the last word.
Silence slammed into the room like a wall.
Carmen stood up from the front row so quickly her chair scraped loudly across the marble floor.
“This is a misunderstanding!” she snapped. “That audio is manipulated!”
I smiled calmly.
“As CEO of a logistics company that manages contracts worth millions,” I said evenly, “I don’t present evidence unless it’s verified.”
My voice carried through the microphone.
“Three copies exist. One is already with my lawyer.”