Witnesses. Records. Proof.
Beatriz was convicted—not just legally, but morally.
Fewer trips. More time. Presence.
One night, Valentina asked quietly, “Will you leave again?”
“Sometimes,” he said. “But never without you.”
She smiled—still delicate, but real.
And Rodrigo learned what no contract had ever taught him:
No success is worth a child’s silence.
By eleven, Valentina no longer whispered.
She spoke.