Nobody moved.
Not even Rodrigo’s allies could hold his gaze.
Mariana then paused the video and opened another file.
—This is the part you didn’t know yet.
A recorded call between Rodrigo and a financial intermediary appeared on the screen.
—I need Mariana’s personal trust to be inaccessible before the divorce —Rodrigo said—. If you can’t pay litigation, sign whatever. And if your reputation goes down, the better. Filter that it is unstable.
Mariana felt several glances turn towards her, not with doubt, but with horror.
Rodrigo had planned to steal his company, his house, his money and even his credibility.
—You wanted to lock me in a lie —Mariana said, with a firm voice—. But you forgot something: my father built this company surrounded by cables, debt and sleepless nights. He didn’t leave it in my hands for me to beg permission at my own table.
