“You are not allowed to call me.”
He smiled bitterly.
“You see? This is exactly what I mean. You turn everything into a legal weapon.”
“No, Mauricio. You turned our marriage into a financial crime.”
A murmur moved through the room.
His face tightened.
“Careful.”
I stepped closer.
“Or what?”
He lowered his voice.
“You think I don’t know things about you too?”
I almost laughed.
“Please. Say them.”
His eyes flickered.
“You are not innocent.”
“No one is.”
“You built your career stepping over people.”
“I built my career working harder than men who smiled while stealing credit.”
“You think these people respect you?” he hissed. “They fear your money.”
I looked around the room.
People were staring openly now.
I turned back to him.
“And you married mine.”
That landed.
A few people gasped.
Mauricio’s mask slipped completely.
