"Why are you here, Anton?" I asked angrily.
"Ouch, that's not the way to thank someone. " he said sarcastically."Just cut the crap already. Why are you back now?" I asked again."That's definitely not how my Alina was 4 years ago." He said."I'm not yours. And this is how I am now. All thanks to back to back betrayals from people I trusted. " I glared at him."I don't understand why you are being cold to me. " He asked. I could see hurt in his eyes.'Don't melt Alina. Don't forget what he did 4 years ago. He is just like Lucas and Natasha. ' My conscience told me."Because I hate you, Anton Rodriguez. I don't need your help. I'll manage on my own. Just get lost." I shouted at him.I held Natalie's hand and took her with me to the car. We drove home .My mind is so disturbed after meeting Anton again. In the other future, I never met him again , so why is he here now? Is it because I canceled the wedding and changed the fate?"What was that for? Why did you talk to him that way? You were so whipped for him, then suddenly you broke all ties with him. I never questioned because I thought you would tell me some day, then Lucas came into your life. Now, will you tell me why you hate him?" Natalie asked."I can't tell you much, Natalie. I don't want to remember all that again. But for now, just remember that he is not as simple as he looks. He is a womaniser. I loved him until I knew that he only wanted my body, not my soul. He was sleeping around with different women. " I told her, and she was so shocked.The memories of that day still hurt me. I was heartbroken to see my first love with someone else. That day when I found Natasha and Lucas cheating on me in another future, it reminded me of that night when my heart was broken for the first time. The same feeling of betrayal.Flashback - 4 years backDuring a camp organised by our college, I decided to propose to Anton."Natasha, can you leave for a while. I need to talk to him alone and tell him about my feelings," I whispered to her."Not yet, wait till night. It will be more romantic to do it at night. We are at the camping site so the night sky would be so beautiful. You can go on a walk with him later at night and talk things out," she whispered back, and I nodded."What is all this whispering about? Are you hiding something from me, Alina?" Anton asked with narrowed eyes."Oh! It's nothing Anton, just some girls talk." I said nervously.Me and Natasha were sharing the same tent, and Anton's tent was next to us.Later that night, after having dinner me and Natasha were in our tent. I was so nervous about confession."Just go for it, Alina. You can do it. Don't be nervous. He is just in the tent next to us. Go and ask him for a walk." Natasha encouraged me.I was about to reply to her but the loud moans were coming from the tent next to us."Isn't it coming from Anton's tent?" Natasha asked.I was speechless. I moved out of our tent and walked towards Anton's tent before making any assumptions.I was standing in front of his tant. The lights were on inside his tent, and I could see the shadow of their bodies moving together. I shut my eyes close as tears started rolling down my cheeks, and I fell on my knees. That girl was moaning Anton's name.I don't know how long I cried there, then I saw that girl coming out of the tent while fixing her clothes. She is our classmate, Maria. She saw me and smirked at me."Alina, what are you doing here in front of Anton's tent? Were you expecting to spend the night with him?" she said, mocking me."Too bad I stole the spot already. And after getting a taste of me, I don't think he will go back to you or any of his whores ever again." She said while smirking."What are you talking about?" I asked with a cracked voice."Don't act as if you don't know Alina. Anton has slept with many of our classmates. You are also one of his sluts if I'm not wrong. But no matter if you got his body, I'll be the only one to get his heart." She said looking at me disgusted and walked away.He had to answer a lot of questions. Before I could enter his tent, a hand held me by my arm.Natasha was dragging me back to our tent."Why did you stop me?""I heard everything, Alina. I don't want you to be near that man anymore. He doesn't deserve your love. Not even your friendship. I don't want him to manipulate you anymore." Natasha was burning with anger."I need to confront him." I said.She folded her arms in front of her chest, " Confront him? What would you ask him? Why did he sleep with the other girl when you had a crush on him? You would look like a fool confessing about your feelings after what he did."'Was it all fake? All the love and care? Was he doing that to get my body? All he wanted was my body, not my soul.'"As you all know, after the betrayal by my so-called fiance, I can't trust anyone. My father worked so hard to build this empire. I can't let it fall into the wrong hands. So from now onwards, I'm going to handle the business on my own." I said, and everyone nodded in understanding."We are glad that you finally decided to follow your father's step," one of the shareholders said.I heard the door open, and someone walked in," Sorry for being late, I hope I didn't miss anything important. " I was shocked to see him."What are you doing here, Mr Rodriguez?" I asked through gritted teeth. He is the last person I would expect to be here."To attend the meeting, obviously," he said amusingly. "Excuse me?" I raised my brows at him."You are excused, Miss Martin. I'm also a shareholder of your company. I've purchased 20% of the shares, so I've every right to be in this meeting,"he announced to my utter shock. "So, let's continue," he said and settled on an empty chair.The whole meeting wa
“Sir, we saw Alina entering Lucas's mansion secretly.” My bodyguard informed me. I sent a team of my men to keep an eye on Alina to make sure she is safe, she is so stubborn that she won't ask my help.“Okay, I'll be there and make sure that she is safe.” I told him.“Zack, get the car ready. We are going to Lucas's place.” I ordered my assistant.“Yes, sir.”Zack drove us to his mansion.“Zack, I'm going inside and you stay here I'll call you if I need you inside.” I said and entered the mansion through the back door. ‘ I hope you are safe Alina.’I was searching around to find her. And finally my eyes landed on her. She was hiding behind a pillar and eavesdropping on the conversation between Natasha and Lucas. Before I could reach her, she suddenly jumped and her phone fell. It created a sound that got their attention. Before they could see her, I dragged her by her arm.“Zack, we are coming. Get the car ready.”I instructed Zack over the call.As we were out of the mansion, she
"Find out that girl Maria and bring her right here." I told my bodyguard."Okay, sir."All these years, I was not even aware of all the shit that happened behind my back. I couldn't figure out why Alina started avoiding me suddenly. I thought she must have figured out that I liked her and she wasn't comfortable about that fact. That's why she was ignoring me. Only if I would have mustered courage to confront her about that.I want to meet her, I should get going, probably. I probably don't know what I would do if she won't believe me, but I can't just let go of her just like that. I drove to her place and rang the bell."What are you doing here?" She asked."We need to talk ." I said ."I don't think there is anything to talk about." She replied coldly. " Alina, believe me, I had nothing to do with Maria. She was lying to you." I tried to persuade her."I don't believe you anymore, Anton Rodriguez. " I growled. "Alina, just give me a chance to explain. " I requested her." You had
"What are you planning to do next?" Anton asked Alina. "Right now, my focus is to find evidence against them for killing my father." She balled her fist.On the other hand, Anton was shocked at this revelation," What? Did they kill your dad?" "Yes, they killed him because he got to see their real faces." She replied with gritted teeth. "I heard Uncle died because of cardiac arrest." He mumbled. "No, they poisoned his drink. I was the fool to believe them. Because of my foolishness, my father died. I failed to be a good daughter. " Her eyes moistened. "No, you didn't fail. You don't have to blame yourself for the deeds of others. " He hugged her and patted her back in a comforting manner."They will pay for what they did to my dad and my b..." She stopped herself when she realized that she was in the past right now. There is no existence of her marriage to lucas and her baby.Anton furrowed his brows, " Your what?"" I was about to say my bestie. They did wrong to you and tried to
"Can I really do this?" Alina was very nervous as she had an important business meeting. She has no experience in the business field, so she is not confident enough. "You can do it, Alina. I'm here with you." Anton tried to encourage her."But I don't know anything about business. After Lucas's betrayal, I decided to take over business without even realising that it's not my cup of tea to handle it." She said. " I can help you with this." Anton said confidently. "Really?" Her eyes lit up with hope."But I have one condition. " He said. "What?" "You won't shut down your art gallery. " He replied. "But I have to focus on business now." Alina said. "Alina, your real passion is art, and your dad would have never wanted you to give up on your passion, so please don't give up. I can help you manage the business as much as I can." Anton said. Alina hugged him tightly, " Thank you so much for supporting me. ""It's my pleasure. "Then Anton guided Alina about the business and how to h
"I have asked my men to keep close eye on them. Even their mobile phone and telephone lines are being tapped. We will find the evidence soon." Anton said."No many how many times I thank you, it's never enough. " Alina said with a gaze of admiration for him."Stop thanking me, Alina. I'm not doing this for you. I'm doing this for uncle. After getting his letter, I promised him to take care of you for the rest of my life." He said while squeezing her hand a little. Alina was deeply touched by his words. She felt guilty for misunderstanding him and hating him. She treated him badly. This made her a little sad."Why are you sad?" He asked. "Nothing, I treated you badly in the past." She admitted. "Your sad phase is not going to make it up. You should do something else instead. " He said. "What is it?""You should also make the promise to take care of me for the rest of your life." He winked at her.She lowered her head and smiled shyly. "You said that you liked me before. Do I still
"Thanks for dropping me home." Alina bid goodbye to Anton."Take care." Anton said. "Are you going to stand here?" She asked."I'll go after watching you entering the door safely. " Anton said. "Why are you being so sweet all of a sudden?" She chuckled. "I was born sweet. " he smirked. "Not again." She rolled her eyes and walked towards the door.When she was about to unlock the door, it was already unlocked. Anxiety rushed in her.She quickly stepped in, and her eyes widened in horror. She quickly stepped out and went to Anton. "What happened ? Are you missing me already?" he was teasing her, but her expressions made her worried. "What's wrong, Alina?" his voice softened. "There-there..." she was sobbing hard pointing towards her house. "Shhhhh, calm down. It's alright, don't cry." he hugged her."I'll just go inside and check on it." He said."No, you are not going. Don't leave me. Please." Seeing the pain in her eyes, his heart was aching. "Okay, fine. I'm not leaving you.
"This is Francis. She is head of the maids. If you need anything you should inform her." Anton was introducing me to the househelpers."Hello, Ms. Martin, it's a pleasure to meet you." Francis greeted. And I greeted her back."That is Barbara and Daisy. They are in charge of cooking. " He continued. "If you crave another anything, don't hesitate to inform us." Barbara said."For sure." I smiled."You had already met my assistant Zack and my bodyguard Jason . Other than that, meet my butler, Mr Parker. The middle-aged man bowed down, "Hello Ms Martin. ""Hello, Mr Parker. And I would appreciate it if you guys call me Alina instead of Ms. Martin. " I said, and they turned their heads towards Anton. "It's fine. Do as she says." Anton said. " I have prepared the room for you. Please let me know if you want any changes according to your comfort. " Francis said. "Sure. ""Come, I'll show your room." Anton said.I nodded in response and followed him upstairs."This is your room, and the