Just as Thiago was about to respond, he heard Valeriaâs voice cut through the tension.
âMiss Fernandez, how petty you are! Whatâs wrong with Thiago respecting his wife? It only shows that he values her.
â Valeria stepped in, her voice clear and confident.
Catching Thiagoâs eye, she went on, âFor a business to succeed, it must foster both internal harmony and external alliances.
A good man handles business independently while also caring for his familyâs feelings.
Thiago is such a man.
Heâs not henpecked; he values his wife.
â
Her remarks were a sharp rebuke to Scarlet and a compliment to Thiago.
Scarletâs expression soured, and she was left without a retort.
Thiago grinned.
âValeria is right.
My wife and I have been together for twenty years.
Respecting her is only natural.
â
Feeling bolstered by Valeriaâs words, he straightened his back, feeling his confidence restored.
âMr.
Blake, hereâs the contract.
Please take a look,â Rosalynn interjected.
âSure thing.
â
Thiago took hold of the contract and scanned its contents with focused attention.
Valeria glanced over at Rosalynn and blinked, a silent signal of satisfaction passing between them.
A small smile tugged at Rosalynnâs Lips.
Earlier, she had sought Valeriaâs help.
Upon gathering intelligence on the Torres Group, Rosalynn had instructed Edwin to compile a list of Thiagoâs connections.
Discovering that Thiagoâs initial success stemmed from his wifeâs support, Rosalynn pondered how to get Kallieâs help.
But that had posed some difficulty.
So Rosalynn enlisted Huttonâs help, urging him to swiftly investigate Kallieâs background.
It was only then that she uncovered the close ties between Valeria and Kallie.
After her divorce from Hutton, Valeria took some time off to relax abroad.
While in a foreign country, she witnessed a robbery targeting Kallie and her 16-year-old daughter, who were also traveling there.
Without hesitation, Valeria intervened, stopping the robber and retrieving Kallieâs belongings.
However, during the altercation, she suffered a slash on her arm, though it was not life-threatening.
Interestingly, Kallieâs daughter had been a fan of Valeria and, admiring her bravery, grew even more fond of her, insisting on seeing Valeria as an older sister.
Consequently, Kallie came to regard Valeria as part of her family.