Inside, silence fell as my father took the microphone. “Good evening,” he began. “I am Santiago Herrera—founder of the Global Herrera Empire.”
He turned to the guests. “The woman you just saw humiliated—accused of theft and stripped of her dignity—is my daughter. My only child. My heir.”
“My daughter chose to live humbly, to be loved for who she is. Tonight, you showed her what your love is worth.”
He nodded to his security team. The room’s giant screen flickered on, revealing hidden footage—Isabela sneaking into her mother’s room, stealing the pink diamond necklace, then hiding it beneath a rosebush.
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