I was serving dinner in my own home when my father calmly said it belonged to Hugo—but he didn’t realize what I was about to reveal

that everyone he thought would protect him already knew the truth. Not because I exposed it. Because Carmen had done her work quietly while Hugo toasted on my terrace.

I stood up slowly. And what surprised me most was this: my hands were no longer shaking. His were. Mine weren’t.

—Laura—my father said, his voice suddenly small—. We’re family.

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