A week later, she found herself again—helping Luciana with drawings, sleeping without fear. Meanwhile, Sebastián quietly investigated her case and uncovered a horrifying pattern: Pizarro had destroyed the careers of eight architects, all brilliant, all isolated. Renata was the eighth.
Sebastián offered her a position as a sustainability consultant, real work, real pay, no charity. She agreed under strict conditions: transparency, professional boundaries, fairness. The board resisted. Rumors flew. The media speculated about her connection to Sebastián.
Renata worked tirelessly, redesigning a stalled social housing project in record time. Her brilliance was undeniable. But disaster struck: fabricated emails and falsified bank transfers framed her for treasonous leaks. The board demanded her firing. She refused to let Sebastián lose everything. Leaving a resignation note claiming full blame, she vanished into a cheap hostel.
Sebastián refused to accept defeat. A digital forensics expert proved the emails were manipulated. The trail led to a former IT assistant and Maritza, the CFO, whose jealousy and embezzlement had been orchestrated by Pizarro. With Renata’s testimony and solid evidence, Sebastián exposed Pizarro’s decade-long fraud: fifteen victims, destroyed careers, and one suicide. Renata’s name was cleared. Sebastián publicly declared his admiration—and love—for her.
Pizarro’s empire collapsed overnight. The board begged Sebastián to stay, but he only wanted Renata. He found her at a small architectural cooperative she co-founded with other victims. She was stronger, steadier, determined to rebuild on her own terms. Sebastián didn’t ask her to work for him—he offered partnership, 50/50, full creative freedom, and asked what they meant to each other.
Six months later, at the groundbreaking of the Puente Alto Sustainable Housing Initiative, Renata stood proudly beside Sebastián and Luciana. Her name was back in lights. Her career restored. Dignity intact. Luciana tugged her sleeve: “Can I call you Mom?” Renata cried yes. That night, Sebastián gave her a ring—not a proposal, but a promise.
At last, on the land she redesigned, with 150 families watching, Sebastián asked the real question. Renata said yes. Together, they hadn’t just survived—they had rebuilt stronger, fairer, and together.
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