PART 19
My hand tightened around the phone.
“Did she drug you?”
Silence.
That was not what I expected.
Sofia whispered.
“I think so.”
My blood went cold.
“What?”
“She brought me tea.”
“After we argued.”
“She apologized.”
“I was stupid.”
“No.”
“Don’t say that.”
“I drank some.”
“Then I started getting dizzy.”
“My memory gets blurry after that.”
Rosa interrupted.
“We’re almost at the hospital.”
Good.
I said.
“Tell the doctors exactly that.”
“Everything.”
Sofia whispered.
“Dad.”
“Yes?”
“Don’t marry her.”
I looked at the wedding jacket hanging from the door.
“I won’t.”
PART 20
Police arrived twelve minutes later.
Two officers.
Then a detective.
Detective Maria Salcedo.
She listened.
Asked for the USB.
I hesitated.
Then handed it over after they documented possession.
Gabriel, my attorney, arrived almost simultaneously.
He walked into the room.
Saw Lucas.
Saw police.
Then looked at me.
“What did she do?”
I answered.
“Enough.”
PART 21
Gabriel reviewed copies while police handled the originals.
He recognized the forged documents immediately.
“This signature is wrong.”
“Yes.”
“This one too.”
“Yes.”
He looked at me.
“Did you give Monica any authority?”
“No.”
“Any power of attorney?”
“No.”
“Any corporate proxy?”
“No.”
His jaw tightened.
“Then we have a serious problem.”
Detective Salcedo said.
“We also have an alleged assault.”
“And possible poisoning.”
Gabriel looked at me.
“What poisoning?”
I explained.
He sat down.
“Wedding canceled?”
“Obviously.”
Good.
