Chapter 14 - The Digital Trail
Before the sun even rose, Guillermo’s technological empire had mobilized like an army.
In a secure, glass-walled conference room at Luján Technologies, a dozen elite cybersecurity experts were dissecting the digital footprint of the Del Valle family. They didn't just have Raquel’s audio recordings; they had the endless resources of a billionaire who was out for blood.
They started with the fake emails Emilio had used in family court to prove Raquel’s supposed infidelity.
"These emails are sloppy," the lead forensic analyst told Guillermo, projecting a string of code onto a massive screen. "They used a VPN, but they paid for the proxy server using a corporate credit card. We traced the IP address directly back to a boutique hacking firm in Monterrey."
"Get me their financial records," Guillermo ordered.
Within two hours, the hackers had breached the firm’s invoicing system. They found a direct wire transfer of two million pesos.
"The payment didn't come from Emilio's personal account," the analyst noted, raising an eyebrow. "It came from a shell corporation registered to the Del Valle Charitable Foundation. Doña Rebeca signed the authorization herself."
Guillermo smiled a cold, terrifying smile. Rebeca had used charity funds to hire hackers to destroy her daughter-in-law. It was massive wire fraud, embezzlement, and conspiracy.
"Keep digging," Guillermo commanded. "I want to know where every single cent went. I want their offshore accounts. I want the names of the judges they bought."
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By noon, the tech team had uncovered a hidden, encrypted server Emilio used to store his blackmail files. Inside, they found something that completely changed the scope of the war. They found six heavily redacted non-disclosure agreements, signed by six different women, dating back over ten years.
Mauricio had a pattern, and Raquel was not his first victim.
