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“How… how did you know?” Renata stuttered with her eyes wide open in shock. The pain in her neck ceased, and she suddenly felt numb from all the pain in her body.Constanza frowned. “How did I know?” She tilted her head to the side like she was possessed.“Hmmm… let’s just say your sugar daddy couldn’t hold it in anymore. He told me everything… he confessed everything to me, Renata.” She laughed bitterly at the way Renata’s eyes widened in terror.“The guts!” Constanza leaned forward, sending a series of slaps across her face.“Argghhh!” Renata’s screams pierced the quiet estate.“You had to sleep with my husband,” Constanza raised a hand to slap her again, but Renata used the last strength she had in her to hold her hand mid-air.“Your ex-husband, Constanza. The same man whom you shamed and berated all because you were richer.” Renata clapped back as she struggled to get on her feet.“How dare you?” Constanza huffed a shocked breath.“Was that what he told you? That I made him feel l

Renata alighted from the cab, and she tapped the screen of her phone to check if she was at the right address.Her heart pounded as she stood outside the small, run-down apartment building Eduardo had sent her to. The neighborhood was quiet, the location was in the suburbs of the city, and she wondered how Eduardo managed to find a place like that. She climbed the narrow stairs, everywhere was covered with dust and cobwebs which made her sneeze.She knocked on apartment number 7. When the door opened, and she saw him, her chest loosened for the first time in days.“Eduardo!” she breathed out, rushing into his arms before she could stop herself. She hugged him tightly, her fingers digging into his shirt as if afraid he would vanish again.He wrapped his arms around her, steady and warm. “Renata,” he whispered, his voice low and rough, “I’m sorry.”She pulled back, her eyes already stinging. “Do you have any idea how worried I was? You just disappeared. No calls, no messages. I thought

The last time Renata met with Eduardo, he had told her about a particular document he wanted her to steal from the Hidalgo estate.But one thing she failed to do was to ask what document it was.“How could I be so stupid?” She groaned as she slammed the laptop shut before her.She stared at her phone which was on the table, beside the laptop. Reluctantly, she dialed Eduardo’s number again, but this time it didn’t connect just like the few times she had tried.“No… this doesn’t seem good,” she shook her head while staring into space.Looking around the study, she decided to grab her bag and head out to the apartment Eduardo had given to her the previous day.As she walked into the living room, her eyes were fixed on the wall clock. Santiago’s flight would be landing in an hour and she was meant to pick him up at the airport.“Just an hour,” she sighed and slammed the door behind her.Renata didn’t think twice before deciding that taking her own car to see Eduardo was a very risky decis

Santiago sat at the round polished table in the grand hall, the low hum of conversation and the faint clink of crystal glasses filled the air.Around him were his businessmen who also raised their wine glasses to make a toast to their newest achievement.He leaned back slightly in his chair, one hand resting on the stem of his glass, the other drumming lightly against the table as he listened.He smiled when he had to, but barely joined in the conversation the others had.“I was convinced you would pull through this deal,” Mr. Jones complimented him again.“Thank you, Mr. Jones. You all made it happen, what would I have done without my board of directors,” his smile broadened but the men waved off his words.“You don’t have to thank us. It was for the benefit of all,” Mr. Richardson, who had been enjoying the glass of wine chipped in as he went on to drown the remnants of his glass.“But… I don’t see your father, Mr. Serrano anywhere, where is he?” Mr. Jones asked, looking around the

Renata tossed the duvet covering just her legs aside as she stretched her hand to the other side of the bed in search of Santiago, but he wasn’t there. “Urghhh…” she groaned as she squeezed her eyes shut. Tilting her head to look at the space where Santiago was meant to be, she rolled her eyes when she found out he hadn’t come home last night. The bed space was neat and not wrinkled like he had gotten up from it that morning.She let out a hiss and her eyes met with the ceiling, the soft glow of the bulb rested on her face.“What were you expecting, Renata Castell?” She muttered under her breath.She was about to close her eyes and sleep a little bit when her phone vibrated beside her. She jerked from the bed, hoping it was Santiago.She grabbed the phone on the bedside table. Her hands trembled when she saw the name on the phone screen.It was Domingo.Her breath rasped. Her hand dug into her messy hair.She stared at the screen of her phone while she recalled what had happened th