The aunt thought she was helping with a simple family favor—but instead, she uncovered a long-buried secret the family had spent years trying to hide.

mom,” he told the judge. “But then I saw the news and I knew it wasn’t just a figure of speech.”

The judge asked him to continue.

Rodrigo steadied himself.

“Mariana told me that Emiliano ruined her life. That if she hadn’t had him so young, she would already have a business, travels, a stable partner. She told me she wanted someone to get rid of him.”

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