Chapter 16 - THE CONSPIRACY UNRAVELED
By that evening,
the house had transformed into a psychological prison for Renata.
She remained locked in the guest bedroom,
frantically making phone calls that went straight to voicemail.
Downstairs,
Andrés sat with his mother,
ensuring she had a proper meal and warm tea.
The tattered doll was placed on the table,
a symbol of the dark days they were finally leaving behind.
The phone on the table buzzed,
displaying Mateo’s name on the screen.
Andrés answered immediately,
putting the call on speakerphone so his mother could hear.
We hit the jackpot,
Andrés,
Mateo’s voice echoed through the quiet room,
sounding triumphant.
We tracked the offshore account to a dummy corporation registered in Panama.
The co-signer of that account is a man named Roberto,
a senior manager at your mother’s primary bank.
He was the one processing the fraudulent transfer of nine hundred and fifty thousand pesos from his end.
He was also the one who approved the forged signature on the real estate transfer documents last month.
Andrés nodded,
his mind connecting the final pieces of the complex puzzle.
So Renata had an inside man at the financial institution to ensure the money cleared smoothly,
he observed.
Exactly,
and we just picked him up for questioning an hour ago at his office,
Mateo revealed.
As soon as he saw our badges and the cloud data you recovered,
he cracked like an egg.
He is currently signing a full confession,
naming your wife as the mastermind behind the entire operation.
Mrs. Teresa closed her eyes,
a single tear of relief finally rolling down her wrinkled cheek.
Thank you,
my son,
she whispered,
tightly squeezing his hand across the table.
Andrés looked up toward the ceiling,
hearing the faint,
anxious pacing from the room above.
It is time to end this performance,
Mateo,
May you like
bring the officers to the house now,
Andrés commanded.
