“Wait a minute?” Mrs. Elena burst out in a bitter, terrifying laugh. “You straightened my ring so you could give it to him!” “You wanted to ask for my hand with MY ring!”
The officer who had been holding my arm slowly let go. No one noticed me anymore. The story had stopped worrying me for a long time.
“Ma’am, I think there’s been a misunderstanding about the theft,” said the other officer, clearly embarrassed by the unfolding family scene. “If your husband took the ring without your knowledge…”
“That was my ring!” she screamed, tears streaming down her perfectly made-up face. “The ring you proposed to me with ten years ago! The ring that holds our family’s history!”
Mateo began to cry softly on the stairs. Sofia buried her face in her brother’s chest. The sight broke my heart more than anything I had ever experienced.
The whole truth is revealed
But that wasn’t the end of it. As if the universe wanted to make sure that no lie was left unsaid, Mr. Rodrigo’s phone began to ring. The sound broke the tense silence. We all looked at the device on the dining room table.
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The illuminated screen clearly read: “Carla ❤️ Incoming video call.”
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