A dozen armed officers from the Federal Attorney General’s Office swarmed down the main aisle of the Church of San Agustín. Leading them was Detective Ramirez, his badge glittering brightly under the stained-glass windows.
They didn’t hesitate. They bypassed the coffin completely, moving straight to the front pews where Teresa and Fernanda were cowering.
“Teresa Mendoza, Fernanda Mendoza, and Roberto Silva,” Detective Ramirez announced, reading from a certified federal warrant. “You are under arrest for corporate espionage, financial fraud, and the premeditated homicide of Julián Mendoza.”
“No! This is a trap! That video is an AI fabrication!” Teresa shrieked as the officers pulled her out of the pew, clicking the heavy steel handcuffs around her wrists. She turned her head violently toward me, her eyes spitting pure venom. “You did this! You little public school thief! You ruined my family!”
I didn’t flinch. I stood tall beside my husband’s coffin, picking up my platinum wedding ring from the floor and sliding it securely back onto my finger where it belonged.
“I didn’t ruin your family, Teresa,” I said, my voice steady, cold, and echoing with the absolute authority of a woman who had finally stepped into her true power. “Your own greed did. Take them away.”
The congregation watched in stunned, absolute silence as the proud, untouchable Mendoza family was marched out of the church in chains, their designer clothes wrinkling against the leather jackets of the federal police.
Arturo Salcedo walked up to me, bowing his head with deep, unshakeable respect. He handed me a gold-embossed leather folder containing the master keys to the Las Lomas estate, the corporate credentials, and the bank liquidity certificates.
“Everything is secure, Mrs. Mendoza,” Arturo whispered gently. “The company, the assets, the patents. You own ninety-two percent of the controlling interest now. You are the sole chairperson of the board.”
The storm had passed, but the final sunrise was about to arrive—read the FINAL PART 5 below to see the ultimate legacy!
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