I Pretended to Be Sick to Skip School — But That Afternoon I Discovered Something at Home I Wasn’t Ready For

Valeria quickly opened the laptop.

“I have proof.”

She played the security footage showing Leticia entering the apartment.

Then she showed the photos of the necklace and the information about Antonio.

Silence filled the room.

Commander Garza stared at her with astonishment.
“Call the units,” he said into his radio. “New targets: Leticia Vargas and Antonio Delgado.”

That night police raided the warehouses south of the city.

Leticia and Antonio were arrested while preparing to flee with the rest of the stolen jewels.

Back home, Carmen hugged Valeria tightly, crying with relief.

“You saved me,” she whispered again and again.

Days later, Don Alejandro Ríos visited their apartment. With tears in his eyes, he gave Valeria a small gold chain with a shield-shaped pendant.

“For your courage,” he said.

Years passed.

Leticia served her prison sentence and later wrote letters asking for forgiveness. Carmen eventually forgave her, though their relationship was never the same.

For Valeria, that day changed everything.