Chapter 2: The Empire Begins to Fall
Chapter 2: The Empire Begins to Fall
By sunrise, every major news outlet in Mexico carried the same headline.
Billionaire Santiago Rivas Under Criminal Investigation.
The videos leaked first.
Not by Ricardo.
By the authorities.
Every threat.
Every slap.
Every confession.
The public watched the man once praised as a visionary reveal his true face.
Investors panicked.
The stock market reacted within hours.
Board members demanded emergency meetings.
Inside Rivas Global Headquarters, executives quietly removed Santiago's name from office doors before noon.
Meanwhile, Valeria rested in her childhood home for the first time in years.
Her father's estate overlooked a quiet lake outside Mexico City.
No shouting.
No fear.
Only peace.
Her obstetrician examined her carefully.
"Stress has triggered early contractions."
Ricardo's heart nearly stopped.
"Can the baby be saved?"
The doctor smiled gently.
"If she stays calm."
Valeria looked out the window.
"For the first time in years..."
"I think I finally can."
Across the city, Santiago sat in an interrogation room.
His lawyers promised they could fix everything.
Until another detective entered carrying a new file.
"What is that?"
The detective answered simply.
"Financial crimes."
Santiago frowned.
"I never touched the accounts."
"No."
"But your mother did."
At that exact moment, Beatriz Rivas was being escorted from her penthouse in handcuffs.
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For the first time in decades...
Mother and son could no longer protect one another.
