Chapter 18 - The Digital Witness
The entire mansion plunged into an absolute, unbearable silence.
The sheer, sociopathic audacity of the command hung in the dusty air. No one could believe what they had just heard. A mother ordering a maid to finish the assassination of her pregnant daughter-in-law in front of two hundred witnesses.
Lucia let out a horrified, agonized sob, pressing herself flat against the wall, entirely traumatized.
"No!"
Lucia wept loudly.
"I will never hurt her! You are a monster!"
Before Teresa could issue another threat, the head of Alejandro’s private security detail stepped forward from the crowd. He was a tall, imposing man, holding a tablet in his hand.
He looked up at the balcony, then directly at his boss.
"Sir,"
The head of security announced, his voice ringing with absolute, professional finality.
May you like
He pointed a finger toward the discreet, high-definition black dome cameras mounted in the corners of the vaulted ceiling.
"Everything is recorded. The cameras caught her cutting the cable. It is all on tape."
