Chapter 2: The Woman Who Stole Elena Castillo’s Life
The next morning, Castillo Manor was surrounded by lawyers.
News reporters gathered outside the gates.
The world wanted answers.
But inside the mansion…
Alejandro was focused on one thing.
Justice.
Vivian sat across from him in the dining room.
She still tried to look powerful.
“You’re making a mistake.”
Alejandro placed the recording on the table.
Vivian’s expression changed instantly.
Only for a second.
But Alejandro noticed.
“You recognize this?”
She said nothing.
“You threatened my wife.”
Vivian laughed quietly.
“You think a broken recording proves anything?”
Alejandro leaned forward.
“No.”
“I think the documents, the fake companies, the false identity records, and the hidden room prove everything.”
Vivian’s smile disappeared.
For the first time…
she looked defeated.
But then she said something unexpected.
“You still don’t know the whole story.”
Alejandro narrowed his eyes.
“What are you talking about?”
Vivian looked at Elena.
“Ask your wife why she never told you about the night she disappeared.”
Elena froze.
Alejandro slowly turned.
“Elena?”
She looked terrified.
“I didn’t want you to know.”
“Know what?”
Elena sat down.
Her hands trembled.
“The night I disappeared…”
“I wasn’t running from Vivian.”
“I was running from someone else.”
Alejandro stared at her.
“Who?”
Elena took a deep breath.
“Your brother.”
Silence.
Alejandro’s face changed.
“My brother died five years ago.”
Elena shook her head.
“No.”
“He didn’t.”
Alejandro stepped back.
“What?”
“He helped Vivian.”
“He was part of the plan.”
The room became painfully quiet.
Elena explained everything.
She discovered that Alejandro’s brother had secretly created financial problems inside Castillo Enterprises.
Vivian promised to protect him if he helped remove Elena from power.
But when Elena found proof…
they had to erase her.
Alejandro felt betrayed all over again.
Not by strangers.
By family.
Then his lawyer rushed into the room.
“Mr. Castillo…”
Alejandro turned.
“We found something.”
The lawyer handed him a folder.
Inside was a video file.
Security footage.
From three years ago.
The night Elena vanished.
Alejandro opened it.
The screen showed Elena walking through the mansion.
Then Vivian appeared.
Then another person entered.
Alejandro stopped breathing.
Because the person standing beside Vivian…
was someone he thought was dead.
His brother.
Alive.
And holding a suitcase full of Elena’s documents.
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Elena whispered:
“That’s the man who destroyed my life.”
