ANNY
The document that controlled four years of my life fits inside one gray folder.
Felipe opens it on the conference table. The original rider lies on top, followed by Appendix A and the courier envelope that delivered the accusation against Oliver.
My signature appears nowhere.
Oliver signed. Felipe imposed the conditions. Luis witnessed them. The document lists shares, penalties, publicity risks, and procedures for reporting a breach. I appear only as the person whose body activates every consequence.
They made me the subject of the agreement and denied me the rights of a party to it.
“Why did you bring this now?” I ask.
“Because Roberta’s statement makes it evidence,” my father says. “Destroying it could damage the case against Jack.”
“You were willing to destroy my marriage w
