During dinner, her husband’s assistant sla:p:ped her in front of everyone… but no one imagined that a single sla:p in return would bring down her entire empire.

slowly set down his glass.

“Rodrigo,” he asked, “why are you so afraid of the video being saved?”

No one answered.

That silence hurt him more than any accusation.

Valeria looked at Rodrigo, waiting for him to defend her.

“Tell them this is ridiculous,” she said.

But Rodrigo did not even meet her eyes.

For the first time, Valeria understood that being near continue reading …