Of lives.
And suddenly that phrase in the email became a concrete threat.
They weren’t just looking for his death.
They were calculating how many of their children it was in their best interest to leave alive.
Elena wanted to report it immediately, but her father’s trusted lawyer, Don Ernesto, stopped her.
“If you present this prematurely, they’ll deny everything,” he told her. “Rodrigo will say you’re unstable. Bernarda will bribe whoever she needs to. And if we don’t corner them properly, they might act before the birth.”
—So, what do I do?
Don Ernesto looked at her in silence.
—Survive. Give birth. And let them think they’re still in control.
It was two months of hell.
Elena feigned obedience.
He pretended not to know anything.
He feigned dependence.
Meanwhile, Ernesto legally protected secret trusts created years ago by his father, which would only be activated if Elena’s children were born alive.
He also prepared complaints, notarized evidence, and copies of audio recordings.
Thomas became a shadow and a shield.
And Dr. Salazar, a veteran obstetrician who had been a friend of Elena’s father, agreed to help when he saw the evidence.
“I’m not going to let them kill you in my living room,” he told her.
But fate did not wait for the perfect plan.
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