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Chapter 2: A Family Built on Fear

Chapter 2: A Family Built on Fear

The footage was devastating.

It showed Rodrigo calmly blocking the path to the emergency beacon.

It captured Mariana pleading for her son's safety.

It recorded her mother striking Mariana's hands until she lost her grip.

No one jumped.

They fell.

Arturo looked away as the recording ended.

"I worked for your father for twenty years."

"Why help me now?"

"Because I have grandchildren."

He paused.

"I couldn't watch another child become collateral damage."

Meanwhile, the Salcedo family celebrated.

They believed every copy of the recording had been destroyed.

Rodrigo even announced his retirement, naming himself chairman emeritus while quietly transferring control of the company to Mariana's younger brother.

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They thought the crisis was over.

It had only begun.

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