The alleged marriage contract not only bound Valeria to Adrián, but also obligated the Chan family to be financially responsible if there was fraud in the agreement.
And there was.
Valeria’s parents had been paid for a girlfriend they knew would never accept the deal.
Emiliano attacked where it hurt the most: money, reputation, international documentation.
Adrián Wong could continue chasing a woman who had humiliated him… or he could become the great swindler himself in front of partners and shareholders, losing prestige and millions.
The meeting between the two was tense, cold, almost surgical.
Emiliano offered a way out: a million-dollar compensation, Valeria’s total release and the cancellation of any persecution in exchange for a confidentiality agreement and the absolute end of the relationship.
Adrian accepted not out of compassion, but because he understood that continuing to insist would leave him in a worse position.
For the first time in years, Valeria was free.
Truly free.
Days later, still with an aching body, Valeria woke up in the hospital and found Emiliano asleep in the chair next to her bed, his shirt wrinkled and his face exhausted.
“You’re still here,” he murmured.
He opened his eyes immediately.
—Of course I’m still here.
Valeria stared at him for a long time. No impeccable suit. No bodyguards. No air of invincibility. Just him.
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