The first discovery was a lie.
The doctor who signed Daniel’s death certificate did not work at the hospital where Brenda claimed Daniel had been treated. He was a private doctor with a record of suspicious prescriptions.
The second discovery was worse.
The funeral home had been paid in cash with specific instructions: closed coffin, brief wake, burial before nine in the morning.
The third discovery destroyed Brenda’s story.
Forty-eight hours before Daniel’s supposed death, she had registered a power of attorney giving herself full control of his company if he died or became incapacitated.
“She wasn’t just trying to kill him,” Omar whispered. “She was trying to erase him.”
Then Omar remembered a message Daniel had sent him three days earlier:
“If anything happens to me, find my mother. She has half the key.” Mother-daughterjewelry
Aurora did not understand at first.
Then she pulled an old scapular from her bag. She always carried it. Hidden inside the fabric was a small metal key Daniel had given her years ago.
“He told me it was in case he ever lost his,” she whispered. “He never explained more.”
Raúl investigated.
The key opened a safe-deposit box at a bank in Guadalajara.
Inside were a USB drive, copies of contracts, and a letter Daniel had signed five days earlier.
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