Chapter 9 - The Wiretap Recording
"Don't worry, Father," Santiago said, adjusting his cuffs on stage. "You don't have to feel lonely. You're going to the same place she is."
Santiago pressed a key on his wireless laptop controller.
An audio track began playing through the ballroom’s surround-sound speakers. It was a crisp, clear recording of Gonzalo's voice from two nights ago:
"Once Sofía is locked in the institution, we sign the final transfer papers. No one will ever know the $68 million was hers. The judge is already paid off."
The room fell dead silent. The evidence of attempted kidnapping, bribery, and conspiracy was absolute and undeniable.
Gonzalo fell to his knees on the carpet, his head in his hands as tears of pure ruin spilled down his face.
"Take them both into custody," the lead detective ordered his officers.
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Handcuffs clicked loudly around Gonzalo’s wrists while two female officers restrained the weeping Jimena.
👉 What happened to the $68 million fortune now that the criminals were in cuffs?
