Young, sharp, cold-eyed. Exactly what they needed.

Leonardo arrived at the law firm. Mario was waiting. They went in together.
Raghav shook Leonardo’s hand firmly.
—Mario briefed me on some things. Do you have the documents?
Leonardo placed everything on the table. Raghav examined them in silence for almost an hour.
Finally, he looked up.
—Your aunt committed fraud. Forgery. Mismanagement of assets. And wrongful dispossession. She could face many years in prison.
Leonardo took a deep breath.
—What do I do?
—First: more living proof —said Raghav—. Witnesses from the hospital, the old-age home, and original documents.
Mario added:
—I’ve already located two key witnesses. We’ll bring them.
Raghav nodded.
—We also need original documents. Copies won’t be enough.
Leonardo thought quickly. He remembered the old family haveli.
—I’ll get them —he said.
Mario tried to accompany him, but Leonardo shook his head.
—This I must do myself.
He drove to the haveli. The rusted gate, the dry courtyard, the crumbling walls… all just like he remembered.
He entered his father’s study. Everything was covered in dust. The air heavy with broken memories.
He searched everywhere until he found an old safe under a rug.
He tried several combinations with no success, until he recalled something from his childhood: his father’s favorite number was the day Carmen was born: 07/04.
He dialed it.
The safe clicked.
Inside were original documents, deeds, account papers, contracts, and an envelope addressed to him:
“For Leonardo. When the time comes.”
He opened it. A letter from his father. Words that felt like an embrace from the past.

Leonardo packed everything into his backpack, closed the safe, and left.
Now he had enough to bring Ramona down—and save his mother.
Back in Mumbai, he handed everything to Raghav and Mario. Raghav assembled the final case file.
—We’re ready —he said—. It’s time to corner her.
But Ramona didn’t answer calls or emails. She hid for days.
Finally, Mario found her leaving a luxury spa. They pressured her. Ramona agreed to meet—on her conditions: “no cameras, no recordings.”
Leonardo arrived with Raghav and Mario. He would make no mistakes.
Ramona entered, flawless, elegantly dressed, but with wounded pride in her eyes.
—It’s sad you’ve come to this —she said—. After everything I did for you.
Raghav opened the folder.
—We have clear evidence of fraud, forgery, and dispossession.
Ramona laughed.
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