Chapter 2: The Truth Buried for Years
Chapter 2: The Truth Buried for Years
Victoria refused to speak during questioning.
But detectives didn't need her confession.
Her home office revealed everything.
Boxes of forged documents.
Fake doctor's letterheads.
Canceled prenatal appointments.
Bank transfers.
Email drafts.
Even printed instructions explaining how to forge military correspondence.
Then investigators uncovered something far worse.
The custody papers had never been about protecting the baby.
They were about money.
Alejandro's father had left behind a multimillion-dollar family trust.
According to the will, if Alejandro died before his child was born, Victoria would become temporary guardian of the estate until the baby turned eighteen.
But if Elena was legally declared mentally unfit...
Victoria would control everything.
The inheritance.
The properties.
The investments.
The child.
She had planned every step months before Alejandro's deployment.
The fake casualty notice.
The forged psychiatric diagnosis.
The missing medical appointments.
Even isolating Elena from friends and relatives.
It wasn't hatred.
It was greed.
When detectives presented the evidence in court, Victoria finally broke.
"I only wanted to protect what belonged to this family!"
The judge looked at her without emotion.
"You were willing to terrorize a pregnant woman and risk the life of your own grandchild."
Victoria lowered her head.
She had no answer.