Episode 5

...DORIAN CERVANTES...

Allow me to introduce myself, I am Dorian Cervantes, 35 years old. I am a successful entrepreneur with several occupations, some of which are not exactly legal. While weapons and drugs are lucrative businesses, as a careful entrepreneur and individual, I keep everything well concealed. At the moment, I am the head of my family. My brother, who is rather useless, receives a monthly income from the company. When he has nothing valuable to contribute, I send him to check on our fields, ensuring everything is in order.

My brother has a son who is even more useless than him. His life revolves around partying and jumping from one woman to another. Recently, he has been involved with someone whom I strongly dislike.

Being a widower and having a son, I am cautious when conducting my business dealings. I have intermediaries who act on my behalf and a mask that I wear during personal transactions. No one would negotiate with someone whose face is unseen, but in the underworld, if you offer quality, it doesn't matter who the hell you are.

My insistence on concealing my identity stems from not wanting my son to be caught up in a failed business someday. I don't think I can leave this world, at least not for now, but who knows what the future holds.

My late wife was involved in illicit, bloody affairs. When I found out, I couldn't believe what I was hearing. She always seemed so kind and sweet, but deep down, a real bitch. According to informants, she crossed paths with the wrong people and paid for her stupidity with her life in an "accident" that I know was no accident at all. No one is purely good or purely evil, and we all have secrets we don't want to see the light of day.

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After a long day of intense work, coordinating and verifying shipments, I arrived at my mansion only to find my idiotic nephew partying once again. I retreated to my room, a place he dare not enter, securely locked away from the noise and chaos outside.

A pounding headache prevented me from closing my eyes and resting. I took a painkiller, but it didn't subside, so I resorted to a sleeping pill that alleviated all my discomfort and transported me into a deep sleep.

The day before, I had been with Liliana, a beauty who only seeks money and pleasure. The sex with her was magnificent because she catered to all my desires without limits. I didn't like having so many marks, but my clothes concealed them all.

I hate being awakened, especially by screams. No one in their right mind would dare, for fear of losing their teeth or worse, except for today.

I warned that stupid girl to stay away from my nephew, but she ended up in my bed with torn clothes and bloodstains on the sheets. I know I didn't touch her, but her parents don't know that. I had to pay a hefty sum for a supposed virginity I didn't take.

There is much to investigate here, but it's better if I remain calm and follow this plan. It wouldn't be good for our family if a scandal arose, with me being labeled as an abuser. That damn Sierra old man suggested his daughter was drugged, which could be a significant cause for abuse. I have no interest in dealing with that.

I should have agreed to marry this foolish girl who did nothing but cry in my bed, covering herself as if I had any interest in seeing her naked or semi-naked.

I will keep her confined in my mansion until I speak with her and clarify things, although she doesn't have many options to go elsewhere. I doubt her friends will welcome her into their homes after what happened here. And I'm sure her parents wouldn't want someone with such a reputation approaching their daughters, shifting from nephew to uncle within a single night.

I head to the room once the Sierra elders leave. They had the audacity to threaten me in my own house. Their beloved younger daughter attempted to escape, so they left her in the room under guard. We will talk alone, where she will learn who she truly works for and why she was sent to my room. Her life won't be enough to repay for her mistake.

The stupid brat clearly shows she's been crying, but that doesn't prove anything. She could still be a cunning mind plotting to extract enough money from her parents, although I believe there's something deeper behind all this. Sooner or later, I'm going to investigate it.