“If something happened to him before he changed the will, I had to contact you after you got married. He knew that Damián would force you to marry to get the inheritance. And he has a plan to trap him. »
A shiver ran through me.
My father protected me, even from his grave.
The lawyer explained to me that the will contained a hidden clause.
If my marriage was fraudulent or if it was proven that my husband had committed a crime against my family, the will was automatically annulled. Everything came back to me. No strings attached.
“We have already handed over the evidence to the police,” he added. “They are waiting for your testimony.”
I hung up. I took a deep breath.
And that’s when Damián woke up.
He looked at me from the bed. With that arrogant smile. The one who had seduced me. But I could only see darkness.
“Did you sleep well?” he asked, sarcastically.
I stood up. I took off my wedding dress. I put on a pair of jeans and a t-shirt that I had in my suitcase.
“What are you doing?” he asked, confused.
“I’m going,” I said, without looking at him.
“You can’t. We are married. »
I turned around. I looked him in the eye.
“No. We are not. You’re still married to her. This marriage is worth nothing. And you know it. »
He has become livid.
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“I know everything,” I replied. My voice was icy. “I know you killed my father. I know you’ve planned everything. I know you married me for the money. »
He stood up, panicked. Wanted to get closer. I backed off.
“Wait. I can explain… »
“There is nothing to explain. The police have all the evidence. My lawyer handed everything over. In a few hours, they will come to pick you up. »
His face has changed. The arrogance was gone. There was only fear.
“You can’t do that to me,” he whispered.
“It’s already done.”
I took my suitcase. I opened the door.
Before leaving, I turned around one last time.
“I hope it was worth it,” I told her. “Because you’re going to spend the rest of your life paying for what you did to my father.”
And I left.
The end he deserved
Damián was arrested three hours later. The evidence was overwhelming. The private investigator had done an impeccable job. There were recordings, documents, testimonies.
The trial lasted six months. Publicized. Painful. But necessary.
He was sentenced to 25 years in prison for premeditated homicide and fraud.