All Chapters of Owned by the debt : Chapter 11

The valley could not stop talking about it. For three weeks, every newspaper, radio station, and gossip website had the same headline: The Duarte and Ramirez Families Merge. People called it the wedding of the century. They talked about the ancient feud, the massive debt, and the handsome, ruthless Adrian Ramirez who had finally chosen a bride. They imagined a grand party with hundreds of rich guests, expensive champagne, and flowers flown in from Europe. But the actual ceremony was nothing like the rumors. It was tiny. It was quiet. It took place inside a cold, dimly lit courthouse room in the city. There were no flowers. There was no music. There were only five people in the room: Marisol, Adrian, Camila, Julian, and a sharp woman named Renata Cole. Renata was the Ramirez family’s public relations manager. She wore a sleek black suit and held a tablet in her hands, her eyes constantly checking her phone. She was there to control the story, to make sure the media received the exa