Her voice was clear, echoing in the hall full of onlookers:
“Congratulations to both of you. This is my wedding gift. I assure you, you’ll never forget it.”
Camila, trembling, opened the box.
Inside, there were no bombs or weapons, but a bundle of official documents: title deeds to the entire restaurant chain and the transfer agreement signed by Rodrigo. Mariana continued calmly:
“Everything he has today was built with my sacrifice, my capital, and my efforts. But I’ve already sold all my shares to the company’s majority shareholder.
From now on, Rodrigo is nothing more than “the traitorous groom” at this wedding.”
A murmur of shock ran through the room. Influential businessmen began to get up and leave, and phones rang nonstop. Rodrigo collapsed in shock, while Camila clutched the box as if it were burning her hands.
Mariana looked at him with a bitter smile:
“I’m not crazy, I never was. The crazy one is you… for thinking you could bury me to live with your lover.”
With those words, she turned and left the room amidst astonished gazes. Some guests applauded her in a show of respect.
The sports car’s engine roared again, and Mariana disappeared into the cloud of smoke, leaving behind a wedding that had turned to ashes from the very first moment.
