Chapter 3 - The Broken Engagement
Fernanda stammered, her hands trembling as she clutched her bridal bouquet. "Santiago... baby, please, he's just a child! He doesn't know what he's talking about!"
"He knows exactly what he's talking about," Mariana said smoothly.
Mariana stood up gracefully from the marble floor, lifting five-year-old Emiliano securely in her arms and wiping the pink frosting from his soft cheek. She stared down Daniel, Teresa, and Fernanda with eyes like cold steel.
"My husband Daniel told me our family business was failing," Mariana revealed, her voice carrying across the entire ballroom. "He begged me to wire six hundred thousand pesos from my late father's estate to pay off an emergency supplier debt. Instead, he gave every single cent to his sister so she could pose as a wealthy heiress for you, Santiago."
Santiago’s face hardened into stone. He ripped the white rose boutonniere from his tuxedo lapel and hurled it onto the marble floor at Fernanda’s feet.
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"The wedding is canceled," Santiago announced loudly, turning his back on the crying bride. "Security, escort these frauds out of my venue!"
👉 How far were Teresa and Daniel willing to go to stop Mariana from exposing the rest of their crimes?
