Chapter 12 - The Gala
Lucille expected Sofia to hide.
Instead Sofia walked into the gala beside Rafael.
Whispers swept across the ballroom.
Mateo followed.
Then Celina.
One by one, relatives who had lived beneath Lucille's control began choosing where to stand.
Lucille took the microphone.
She accused Sofia of fraud.
Extortion.
Manipulation.
Then Rafael walked onto the stage.
He didn't shout.
He presented documents.
Dates.
Transfers.
The birth certificate.
The original ledger.
And finally Elena's letter.
Lucille watched the room change.
Not into hatred.
Something worse for a woman who depended on control.
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Disbelief.
People were thinking for themselves.
