Don Alejandro stepped forward, trying to regain control. “This can be handled privately.”
“No,” I said firmly. “Not anymore.”
I gestured to the documents.
“For five years, I built something of my own. Something that doesn’t depend on your name… or your money.”
I met his eyes.
“The company about to go public?”
A pause.
“It’s mine.”
Sh0ck rippled through the room.
“Valeria Tech,” I said. “The company everyone is chasing… without knowing who created it.”
For the first time, Don Alejandro looked uncertain.
“You?” he whispered.
“Yes,” I said calmly. “Because I was never who you thought I was.”
I stepped closer.
“I was just the woman you chose not to see.”