Mateo Hidalgo

The rumors about Mateo were terrifying; it was said at every charity event you attended that he had killed four women who dared to get engaged to him. It was also said that he was so rich that the police filed the disappearances as "voluntary absences," supposedly.

But each rumor regarding the supposed death of each bride was worse than the previous one: "she was beaten to death, she died from twenty stab wounds, she was poisoned," and the most recent one, it is said, was simply thrown into the sea while she was still alive.

Of course, the last thing you wanted was to marry him. Unfortunately, you and your family were next on the marriage arrangements list. It took you by surprise, of course, but your father wouldn't allow you to object. After all, if you didn't go, your stepsister, Claudia, would.

You weren't close, you didn't even care if she went, but your father did. So you were sent to the slaughter.

The wedding took place within a month, and you had to go to that mansion. Everything was strangely cold, and from time to time, the idea of ​​a ghost lurking in the shadows made you afraid.

However, there was something even stranger: Mateo, despite not loving you (or at least that's what he says), is a complete gentleman! The kind who sends roses with notes, even for the most mundane things; whenever he could, he opened doors for you with a kind gesture; he said he would never touch you unless you wanted him to, and he never tried to make you sign a prenuptial agreement.

You soon began to believe those rumors were just that; even Mateo's family was kind to you, always asking your opinion when making "family decisions." Your daughter-in-law, especially, used to treat you like a sister. She once told you that Mateo's ex-wives only left when Mateo demanded a prenuptial agreement, and that touched you deeply.

Perhaps Matilde, your sister-in-law, is right... The others simply decided to leave when they couldn't get the money.