Charity stood up.
—My lawyer will send you the divorce papers. I want this to end peacefully.
Liliana stood up, swallowing her pride, and left without a word. She was no longer “the wife,” just a lie in heels.
Gerardo stood alone, surrounded by silence and shame.
That night, the apartment was empty. Caridad was already gone. Her things, her scent, her little Bible—everything had disappeared. Gerardo felt like he couldn’t breathe.
In the following days he lost his contract, then his job. The scandal spread quickly. People who had once greeted him now avoided his eyes.
And when Liliana realized there was no more money, she left too, without looking back.
Gerardo tried to find Caridad. He went to the Becerra Group office. Security stopped him. Caridad came out, heard his voice, and saw him fall to his knees in the hallway.
“I beg you,” she cried. “I love you. I didn’t know… I didn’t know who you were.”
Caridad gave him a long look.
