He would send money some months, and not others.
And, little by little, he stopped asking how I was.
I started to suspect something was up six months before he came back.
Not because of a photo, or a perfume…
but because of numbers.
A monthly transfer to a rental property in Guadalajara .
Repeat purchases at the same pediatric pharmacy.
A charge at a private daycare.
Fernando didn’t know I was checking every transaction on the company’s account.
Because it was my father who taught me:
Businesses fail because of the details.
I didn’t say anything to him.
I consulted a lawyer.
I requested a discreet audit.
I retrieved all the company’s documentation.