Chapter 6 - THE TRUTH INSIDE THE ENVELOPE
Nobody breathed.
The woman standing at the entrance looked like she had walked through years of pain just to arrive at that exact moment.
Leandro stepped forward.
“Who are you?”
The woman looked at him.
“My name is Elena Torres.”
Everyone froze.
“Torres?”
She nodded.
“I’m Mariana’s sister.”
Jimena immediately became pale.
“No.”
Elena looked at her.
“Yes.”
She walked closer.
“And I know what happened six years ago.”
Security guards moved closer, but Inés stopped them.
“Let her speak.”
Elena held up the envelope.
“This contains the truth.”
Leandro stared at it.
“What truth?”
“The truth about the baby.”
The room became silent.
Elena opened the envelope.
Inside was an old photograph.
A hospital bracelet.
And a document.
She handed them to Leandro.
His hands shook as he read.
The bracelet had a name.
A baby’s name.
A name connected to his family.
His face lost all color.
“No…”
Jimena started crying.
“Leandro, please.”
He looked at her.
“Was this my child?”
Nobody answered.
And that was the answer.
Inés looked at Elena.
“You knew all along?”
Elena nodded.
“My sister found out the baby was in danger.”
“From who?”
Elena looked directly at Bárbara.
The room exploded.
Bárbara stepped back.
“That’s a lie.”
“No.”
Elena’s voice was firm.
“My sister discovered your plan.”
“What plan?”
“The plan to replace a child’s identity and control the inheritance.”
Leandro looked sick.
“How could you do this?”
Bárbara’s face changed.
The sweet, elegant mask finally disappeared.
“You don’t understand.”
“No.”
Leandro shook his head.
“I understand perfectly.”
But then Elena said something nobody expected.
“The worst part is…”
She looked at Jimena.
“Jimena was never the person who started this.”
Everyone turned.
“What does that mean?”
Elena slowly looked toward the hotel’s upper floors.
“It means the person who planned everything is still here.”
A sudden noise came from above.
A door slammed.
Inés looked up.
Her instincts immediately reacted.
Someone was running.
Someone was trying to escape.
She grabbed her radio.
“Security team, second floor. Now.”
Everyone watched as Inés ran toward the stairs.
Because the truth they had been chasing all night…
Was finally within reach.
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But the person behind everything was about to reveal a secret even darker than a fake pregnancy.
To be continued…
