Chapter 4- Alina's POV

"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 was so suffocating for me because of his presence. I just hate him a lot. He is no better than Natasha and Lucas.

After the meeting, he tried to talk to me, but I simply ignored him.

I've more important things to do rather than wasting my time talking to him.

I got into my car and drove to Lucas's house. I'm sure I can get some evidence related to my dad's murder there. But I have to be careful. They are so furious about losing everything because of me.

I sneaked inside from the backdoor, being his ex-girlfriend is working as an advantage here, I'm well aware of each corner of this house.

I tiptoed to his bedroom and started checking all the drawers and closets to find anything that could be used against him. I didn't find anything, and it's so disappointing.

Then I heard the sound of Natasha shouting at him, and I walked downstairs. I was hiding behind a pillar, and from there, I could see and hear them clearly, but they wouldn't notice me.

"My father has thrown me out. I won't even get a single penny out of his wealth. It's all because of that bitch. You are so useless Lucas, you couldn't even control that bitch," she shouted.

I decided to record this because both of them were blinded by anger so maybe they would end up saying something that can be used against them.

"Are you serious? You think all because of me and what about you. If it weren't for you getting horny and pulling me for that make out session, we wouldn't have caught Natasha. Learn to accept your faults," he yelled back at her.

"Yeah, so now I'm at fault for everything. You have no idea how hard I worked to get you together with Alina. And by the look she was giving at the wedding, it didn't seem like she felt betrayed by you cheating on her. That feeling of betrayal and heartbreak was not visible in her eyes," She was saying and he interrupted her.

"What are you trying to say?" He asked.

"All I could see was pure hatred and disgust in her eyes. It was more than what she was showing. It was as if she wasn't shocked at the news at all. As if she knew everything before. I'm sure you must have made some mistake to make her doubt," she accused him.

"Wow, Natasha. Just look at what you've made me. Because of you I had to get close to a girl I never liked. I had to play all the dirty moves and you made me a murderer too. You made me kill her father and now I'm useless to you," He growled at her. I felt sharp pain at the mention of my father.

"Don't act like a Saint, you also wanted her money and power," Natasha said and pushed him a little.

"Natasha, stay in your limits. I'M ALREADY LOSING MY MIND BECAUSE OF ALL THE SHIT THAT HAPPENED. " Lucas shouted loudly, and Natasha was taken aback by his tone.

"You are not the only one who lost something. I am also suffering. All my hard work to set you up with her is in vain. Because of you, I did that to Anton Rodriguez......"

Suddenly I saw a cockroach near my leg and it made me jump. The phone slipped from me, and it made a sound that caught their attention .

'I'm so fucked up now,' I thought to myself.

"Who is there?" Natasha asked and walked towards my direction.

'What do I do now? They will definitely kill me. What was she saying about Anton? '