CHAPTER 5: EXPELLING THE SNAKE
CHAPTER 5: EXPELLING THE SNAKE
Suddenly— He realized the horrifying truth. While he spent years building an empire— Sofia secretly sacrificed everything alone to protect both him and their child. And tonight— The woman he trusted humiliated her publicly.
Valeria grabbed Mateo’s arm desperately.
“She trapped you!”
Mateo slowly turned toward her. And for the first time— Valeria looked afraid. Real fear.
Because his eyes no longer held love. Only disappointment. And rage.
“You hit the mother of my child.”
His calm voice terrified the entire kitchen more than screaming ever could. Valeria stepped backward immediately.
“Mateo, please—”
“No.”
The single word crushed the room. Mateo looked toward the security staff standing frozen near the doorway.
“Escort Miss Romano out of this building.”
Valeria’s entire face collapsed.
“You’re choosing HER?!”
Mateo’s eyes filled with emotion as he looked back toward Sofia.
“No.”
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His voice shook softly now.
“I’m choosing the woman who suffered alone while I was too blind to see her.”
