Her voice hardens at once.
“So this is how you repay us? After everything Diego has done for you?”
The sentence is so grotesque it almost relieves you. It removes the final trace of guilt. There is nothing quite like hearing a thief ask for gratitude while still standing in your wallet. You hang up before she can keep talking. Ten seconds later, you forward the call log to Valeria.
By Saturday afternoon, the first crack appears in public.