She began her relationship with Mauricio roughly fourteen months before that devastating discovery, according to what Renata’s investigators eventually uncovered during the divorce proceedings, meeting him initially at a company holiday party I’d hosted at our own home, an event where I’d naively introduced my own husband to an employee who would eventually help destroy our marriage entirely.
Their affair progressed carefully, deliberately hidden through months of careful planning, Valeria continuing her employment at my company throughout the entire relationship, apparently gathering information about my business operations and personal finances that Mauricio and Lidia eventually used to help plan their elaborate escape.
