Chapter 4: The Reason They Wanted Us Gone
The investigation uncovered everything.
Mateo wasn’t just trying to kill us.
He was trying to erase a problem.
Months earlier, he had discovered that Alejandro planned to change his will.
Our son believed he would inherit everything immediately.
The family business.
The properties.
The investments.
But Alejandro had learned something painful.
Mateo had accumulated massive debts.
Gambling.
Bad investments.
Luxury purchases.
Valeria knew.
She was part of the plan.
They didn’t see us as parents anymore.
They saw us as obstacles.
A signature.
A bank account.
A delay.
When Detective Ramirez showed Mateo the evidence, he finally broke.
“You don’t understand!”
He shouted.
“I deserved that money!”
I watched him from across the room.
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The most painful moment wasn’t hearing him confess.
It was realizing he truly believed he was right.
