“Elena, take the children inside. Wash their hands. Then come to my office. We need to talk about this.”
Isabel smiled, convinced he was about to fire her.
“Be firm,” she whispered. “She needs to know who’s in charge.”
When Isabel walked away, Alejandro leaned closer to Elena.
“Don’t be afraid,” he murmured. “Just do as I said.”
In his office, Elena arrived trembling, apologizing before he spoke.
“Why do you take the blame out there?” he asked.
She hesitated, then answered quietly, “Because if I’m gone… who protects them?”
That question crushed him.
She confessed everything then—punishments, threats, fear. And Alejandro finally saw the truth he had been refusing to face.
That night, he pretended to leave on his trip. In reality, he stayed nearby, watching through hidden cameras.
And what he saw destroyed every doubt.
By morning, Alejandro knew one thing for certain: the greatest mistake of his life wasn’t trusting the wrong woman.
It was arriving late for too long.
And the best decision he ever made was learning to come home early—and choosing to stay.
