Weeks passed, and life inside the mansion began to change. Paloma became more than a maid; she was the only person who could make Camila smile. The little girl started to talk more, laugh more, and sleep peacefully again.
As she folded laundry, a small drawer caught her attention. Inside, she found a bottle of sleeping pills—and beneath it, a hidden phone.
The phone was nearly empty, most of its messages deleted. But one message remained.
“When he signs the insurance papers, we’re leaving. No one will ever suspect.”
The sender was Sergio, the personal assistant to Eduardo Álvarez, the billionaire who owned the house—and Camila’s father.
Paloma felt her pulse quicken. This wasn’t simple neglect or selfishness. This was a plan—carefully hidden and deeply dangerous.
The Truth Comes Out
That night, when the house was quiet and Verónica had gone to bed, Paloma acted. She connected the hidden phone to the office computer and sent every file, every message, to an email address she’d found scribbled in a notebook: eduardo.a @ corporativoalvarez com.
Three days later, everything changed.
At dawn, the mansion filled with the sound of engines and footsteps. Police cars surrounded the driveway. Lawyers and officers entered through the front door, and standing among them was Eduardo himself—back from his trip without warning.
“What’s going on?” she demanded.
Eduardo held up the phone. “You tell me.”
She tried to protest, but the evidence was irrefutable. Messages. Bank transfers. Security footage. And Paloma’s quiet testimony.
“You don’t know what you’re doing, Eduardo!” Verónica shouted as officers led her away.
“Oh, I know exactly what you’ve done,” he replied coldly.
When the chaos finally subsided, Camila ran toward Paloma, trembling. Eduardo knelt beside them, his eyes full of pain and disbelief.
“My daughter… did she treat you well?” he asked quietly.
For a long moment, Eduardo said nothing. Then he looked at Paloma and said, “You’re staying. Not as a maid—but as the person who saved my family.”
