Chapter 10 - The Golden Horizon
Three months later, the spring sun washed over the sprawling campus of the National Institute of Technology, painting the brick courtyards in warm, golden hues.
The front page of every major national newspaper carried the same headline: From Rags to Justice: The Serrano Twins Expose Corporate Fraud on National Stage. The fallout had been swift and absolute. Álvaro’s assets, recovered through the rightful enforcement of the original partnership agreement, were returned to their true owners. The fraudulent patents were restored, and the family enterprise was officially rebranded under the Serrano-Miller restitution fund.
But for Lucía, the greatest victory wasn't the bank accounts, the sprawling new home, or the glittering trophies resting on the living room mantelpiece.
It was the way her sons smiled when they walked home from classes together, their shoulders unburdened, their futures wide open without the shadow of a ghost hanging over them.
Lucía stood on the veranda of their new home, a warm breeze catching her hair as she watched Marcos and Mateo tinkering with a new prototype on the lawn. They were laughing—a free, bright sound that had been denied to them for thirteen years.
Footsteps approached behind her, and a warm, familiar hand rested gently on her shoulder. Mateo looked up from the lawn, waving a wrench at her with a grin that was all sunshine and confidence.
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"Dinner's ready in ten minutes, boys!" Lucía called out, her heart overflowing with a peace she had fought a lifetime to secure.
The past was finally buried. The future, bright and unwritten, belonged entirely to them.
