Chapter 5 - The Invalid Deed
"Read the bottom line, Daniel," Mariana said softly, holding Emiliano tighter against her chest.
Daniel tore open the paper, his eyes scanning the legal text frantically. His face went from pale to completely ashen.
Where Mariana’s legal signature was supposed to be, there was only a conditional clause written in red ink: Valid only upon full repayment of the 600,000 peso loan to the estate trust.
"You... you tricked me!" Daniel gasped, his voice cracking as he looked up at his wife.
"No, Daniel," Mariana replied with supreme calm. "You didn't read what you were forcing me to sign because you were too busy stealing my money to impress Santiago's family."
Teresa rushed over, snatching the paper from her son's shaking hands. As she read the clause, her knees gave out, and she stumbled against a floral pillar, knocking over an expensive vase that shattered on the floor.
"No... no, this can't be!" Teresa wailed. "We spent everything! We don't have six hundred thousand pesos!"
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"Then you have twenty-four hours to vacate my father's house," Mariana said.
👉 What sinister move did Teresa plan to avoid going bankrupt and homeless?
