The woman he had spent years trying to protect had chosen herself over everyone who had depended on her, and there was nothing left in that room that could convince him otherwise.
Silence lingered inside the bedroom long after Gabriel lowered his phone.
No one attempted to speak because there was nothing left to say that hadn't already been made painfully clear.
Felicia hadn't disappeared without a trace or become the victim of some unforeseen tragedy. She had left of her own free will, carefully planning every detail before quietly walking away from the life she had built within the Torres Mendoza family.
The missing passport, the packed luggage, the emptied bank accounts, and the switched-off phone all pointed to the same undeniable conclusion, leaving each member of the family to confront a reality they had never imagined facing.
It was Don Alejandro who finally broke the heavy silence.
"Enough."
