Chapter 137 — To remain silent is to betray

Narrator:

Gabriel Ordoñez arrived at the gallery shortly before noon. He didn't need to announce himself. Roman was already waiting for him in his office, sitting upright with his gaze fixed on the window. He wasn't looking at anything. He was just breathing deeply, like someone preparing for a blow he knows is coming.

As soon as Gabriel closed the door behind him, Roman spoke.

“Tell me it's not what I'm thinking, Gabriel.”

The lawyer placed his briefcase on an empty chair and sat down opposite him, unhurried.

“I'm sorry, Roman, I can't please you this time. It's finally been formalized.”

The silence that followed was thick. Roman looked down for a moment, only to look up again with a frown.

“When was it formalized?”

“It was two hours ago. The notification was filed with the court and has already been entered into the system. This is the official summons,” he took a folded sheet of paper out of his briefcase and spread it out on the desk. “In