“It seems so. The car that exploded was a decoy set up by a neighbor. The Mercedes was intact, only with the brakes cut, as you requested. But he didn’t use it,” replied Javier, the former head of security, in a gruff voice.
“Damn it. Elias must have told him something. Did you check the study? I need his grandfather’s codicil. He told me that if Ricardo died, I had to have that document!”
He heard the sound of paper crumpling.
“What is that? A stupid love note! I need the document that gives you control of the Million Dollar Debt Foundation. If I don’t find it, all of this was for nothing!”
Million Dollar Debt. That was the name of Grandpa’s charitable foundation.
Sofia was looking for the codicil to destroy it , not to use it.
Ricardo finished opening the safe, took out the hard drive, and hid behind the heavy curtains as Sofia and Javier entered the studio.
“Don’t worry, Sofia. If the idiot is alive, we’ll find him. And when we do, we’ll make it look like a suicide due to business pressure. But first, we must make sure the boy doesn’t talk.”
Ricardo felt his blood boil. Not only was she a murderer, but now she was after Leo.
She saw Javier approach the table, where Ricardo had left his personal cell phone (the one Sofia knew about). Javier picked it up.
“Look at this. A text message. ‘I’m going to see Elias. I have the codicil and I’m going to expose your betrayal.’”
“Perfect. Now we know where he’s going. And we know he has the codicil. Javier, get the car ready. Let’s finish this once and for all. Elias is old, he won’t be able to stop us.”
Ricardo felt his heart pounding in his temples. He had fallen into his own trap. He had left the message on purpose so they would believe he had the document.
Now, they were heading straight to Don Elias, the only man who truly protected him.
The Midnight Judgment and the Last Will
Ricardo left the mansion as soon as Sofia and Javier drove off in a dark SUV. He ran to the Audi and sped off toward Elias’s country house, feeling a chilling terror.
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