Chapter 2: The Man Who Walked Through Fire

Chapter 2: The Man Who Walked Through Fire
Santiago’s expression froze.
For the first time, the man who controlled every room he entered… had lost control.
“Ricardo Salazar…” Beatriz whispered, her glass trembling slightly for the first time.
My father stepped fully inside the mansion.
He didn’t raise his voice.
He didn’t need to.
“I gave you a chance,” he said calmly, eyes locked on Santiago.
“And you chose to threaten my daughter.”
Santiago forced a laugh.
“This is a misunderstanding—”
“No,” my father cut him off. “It’s a confession.”
A second later, two men in black suits entered behind him.
Not guards.
Not guests.
Federal attorneys.
Santiago’s empire didn’t just depend on money.
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It depended on silence.
And silence… had just been broken.