Chapter 74
Valentina’s pov
Well, that was quite a performance, was all I could think as I watched Ruth on the stand cry and deflect the blame. Santiago had said what a good actress she was, but he hadn’t given her enough credit. The girl could win a fu.cking Oscar with those skills.
I would like to think that people could see through her as easily as I could, but unfortunately, that doesn’t seem to be the case. A couple of the older women are looking at her in sympathy, I guessed it was the mother in them, thinking about her poor upbringing and bringing out their protective instincts.
It was the same women who had looked at me with so much sympathy as they heard how I stood to protect my son until I knew he was safe. I just had to hope that when she was questioned from our side, she le
