Chapter 5 - The Stolen Trust Fund
"Why, Mom?" Alejandro demanded, his voice cracking with immense pain as he turned on Grace. "Why would you do this to me?! I spent six years mourning my wife and child while you brought Tanya into my house!"
Isabella stepped forward, her dark eyes flashing with quiet authority.
"Because six years ago, your grandfather's secret trust fund matured," Isabella revealed. "The will explicitly stated that if Alejandro had a legitimate son, 70% of the Del Valle Global shares would bypass Grace and go directly to the child."
Grace sneered, her fake mask finally slipping off completely into pure bitterness.
"She was a nobody!" Grace yelled, pointing an ugly finger at Isabella. "A middle-class schoolteacher! I wasn't going to let a pauper's child inherit control of my family's empire!"
Mateo gripped his mother's dress, looking up at his grandmother's angry face without flinching.
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"My mommy isn't a pauper," Mateo said clearly. "She's an architect. She built our home by herself."
👉 What move was Tanya desperate enough to make when she saw her multi-million-dollar future disappearing?
