CHAPTER 3 — THE BIRTHDAY GIFT
CHAPTER 3 — THE BIRTHDAY GIFT
Valeria stood in the garden, watching through the glass doors.
Her hands trembled.
Not from fear.
From relief.
Months earlier, she had quietly told her father everything.
The insults.
The controlling behavior.
The missing money.
The suspicious paperwork.
Ernesto had listened without interrupting.
Then he gave her only one instruction.
"Don't confront them."
"Tell the truth."
"Document everything."
She had done exactly that.
Bank records.
Messages.
Photographs of injuries taken over time.
Medical reports.
Copies of financial documents.
Everything had been preserved through the proper legal process.
The birthday party wasn't a trap.
It was simply the first time all the evidence, the witnesses, and the people involved happened to be in one place.
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When Julián admitted striking her in front of everyone, no one needed to guess what had happened.
He had said it himself.
