Chapter 9

That same day, after getting dressed for bed, something urged me to check Father’s property papers. I opened the drawer and found out that it was empty. How in the world did it disappear? I ransacked my room, yet no sign of the document. I clearly remembered making a promise to Father that I wouldn’t let anything happen to it. Who would have gotten into my room and taken it without my knowledge? My intellect thought of who might have been behind it, but I felt that it would have just been a baseless accusation.

"Looking for this, sweetheart?" Rina flaunted the documents in front of me, and truly, I had every right to indict her because she was not only a hypocrite but a thief as well.

"You fucking crook! How the heck did you get that?" I was agitated by her presence.

“I collected it from your ex-husband. He was more than generous to hand Ricardo’s properties over to me.” She let out, and