Chapter 6 - The Stolen Safe
That night, the atmosphere inside the grand ancestral estate was heavy and suffocating.
While Mariana was putting little Emiliano to bed in the upper wing, Teresa and Daniel crept quietly into the private study downstairs.
"We have to find her father's original bank tokens," Teresa whispered harshly, her eyes gleaming with desperation in the dim light. "If we access the offshore trust, we can transfer the funds before she files the eviction notice tomorrow!"
Daniel used a heavy brass crowbar to force open the wooden cabinet beneath the mahogany desk, sweat dripping off his chin.
Inside sat a heavy steel safe. Daniel pulled out a slip of paper containing a six-digit code he had secretly copied from Mariana’s notebook weeks ago.
With a soft mechanical click, the heavy safe door swung open.
Inside lay stacks of legal documents, leather-bound ledgers, and a velvet box containing antique diamond jewelry belonging to Mariana’s late mother.
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"We take everything," Teresa hissed, grabbing the velvet box greedily. "We sell the jewels tonight and leave the country!"
👉 Who was standing in the shadows behind the study door, watching their every move?
