49. Emiliana

"I knew from the beginning you were set up" he starts, looking cautious. As if he's expecting me to pounce on him or something. I'm tempted to do it but I want to hear everything he has to say "I wanted to use the photos to my advantage so I played along with whoever framed you while making a deal with Romero in secret"

"I see" I don't see it. Why the fuck wouldn't he just tell me that? But as always, before I can ask, he answers,

"I needed your emotions to be real. For everyone to think that we were fighting and that our marriage was on the rocks"

"Did you need an entire week to make that deal?"

"No. I spent the rest of the time looking for the guy who tried to kill you. There was no connection between him and my enemies so it took some time to get him to talk" I expect him to go on but he looks away.

"And?" I prompt, knowing I won't like whatever he's about to say.

"It was Leo and my mother. They paid him to do it and added sedatives in the security's coffee"

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