Chapter 4 - Lucia Confronts Her Brother Over Mother's Final Days
Lucia slowly lowered her mother’s portrait, her knuckles turning chalk-white as she clutched the heavy wooden frame to her chest. She stepped away from Helena’s polished mahogany coffin, her eyes blazing with a fury that rivaled her father’s wrath.
“Mom asked for you both every single night during her final week in hospice, Emilio,” Lucia said, her voice trembling with hot tears. “And you were busy booking luxury resort suites and buying first-class tickets to tropical islands behind our backs.”
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Emilio finally stumbled to his feet, dusting off his tailored suit jacket while avoiding his sister’s piercing gaze completely. “We were... we were just exhausted from the corporate stress, Lucia; we didn't know it was going to happen this fast,” he lied.
“Don't you dare lie to us in front of our mother's casket!” Lucia screamed, stepping forward as if she might strike him herself.
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