The maid secretly dyed a pot of cheap rice yellow and called it “gold rice” so the four little boys would feel like princes… But the day the billionaire came home early and saw it, he froze—because the boys looked exactly like him, and that “gold rice” was the secret that kept them alive.

Her face didn’t show surprise.
It showed guilt and terror.

She stammered, “No… it can’t be… I made sure…”

Alejandro’s voice turned lethal-calm:
“You made sure of what, Mother?”

THE TRUTH AND THE WAR
In that moment, Alejandro understood: the “deaths,” the closed coffins, the paperwork—Bernarda had controlled everything.

He confronted her, and her mask cracked. She tried to claim Elena was a criminal and the boys were “nobody,” but her own fear betrayed her.

The situation spiraled into chaos—shouting, threats, panic—until security removed Bernarda from the house. Alejandro ordered, “Get her out.”

Inside, the children shook. Elena held them close. Alejandro knelt beside them and promised, voice breaking:
“No one will ever hurt you again. No one.”

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