Chapter 7 - Mariana Confronts Her Husband About His Hidden Motives
I stormed out of the guest suite and marched straight down the hallway toward Alejandro's home office. I threw the heavy oak door open with such force that it slammed violently against the interior wall. Alejandro jumped up from his desk chair, his eyes wide as he saw the murderous rage written across my face.
"You knew!" I screamed, closing the distance between us in three furious strides. "You knew your father was the one who ruined my family and hunted my mother down!"
"Mariana, stop! Listen to me!" Alejandro pleaded, holding his hands up defensively. "I didn't know until the decryption software finished running five minutes ago!"
I grabbed a heavy crystal paperweight from his desk and hurled it against the bookcase behind him. It shattered into a thousand glittering pieces against the mahogany shelves, showering books onto the floor.
"Your family stole my inheritance, destroyed my mother's mind, and left her to rot in homeless shelters!" I sobbed hysterically. Alejandro rushed around the desk, grabbing my shoulders and holding me tight despite my frantic attempts to push him away.
"Let me go! Get away from me!" I yelled, beating my fists against his chest. "I love you, Mariana, not my father!" Alejandro shouted over my cries, his own voice cracking with emotion.
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"How can I ever trust you again when your entire legacy is built on our stolen lives?" I wept bitterly. Alejandro buried his face in my hair, holding me as my knees finally buckled beneath the emotional weight.
"We will burn my family's empire to the ground if that's what it takes to make this right," Alejandro vowed fiercely.
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