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Natalia was currently standing with Joaquin and her mother as they talked with Guzmán's parents.

Natalia stood there awkwardly and looked around the balcony of Cayetana's NGO. She then decided to walk over to where Lu was standing.

Lu was currently standing on her own looking at the view of the balcony and Natalia quietly walked up next to her "Is everything okay? You seem distant tonight."

Lu turned to the girl and smiled "I'm fine it's just...do you ever feel like you put so much work into something and you don't any credit for it."

Natalia frowned and looked at Cayetana in realisation "She's not giving you any credit? Shame on her."

Lu shrugged it off "I don't know why I'm making such a fuss. It doesn't matter. It's for helping the poor anyway."

Natalia nodded "Exactly." Lu's phone then began to ring and she placed it on her ear.

Natalia knew that was her cue to walk away and so she walked back over to her Joaquin and her mother who were now talking alone with each other.

Paulina saw her daughter and smiled "Where did you run off to, cariño?" Natalia put strands of hair behind her ear "Just talking to Lu. What were you guys talking about?"

Joaquin looked at her "Your mother was just telling me that she needs to go to her office before she goes back home. We need to leave."

Natalia rolled her eyes "Already? Lu hasn't even made her speech yet."

Paulina sighed "Fine. You can stay here with Joaquin if you want to. I'll go and get a Cabify and I'll meet you at home later, okay?"

Joaquin kissed her goodbye and she walked out of the hotel. Joaquin was about to start a conversation with Natalia until a voice was heard on the stage "Hello?"

Joaquin and Natalia both turned towards it and saw Lu addressing the attendees.

"Good evening. Well...Thank you sincerely
for being here tonight. Thank you for your kindness, from the bottom of my heart. It's hard to believe that there are still good people in the world who we can trust. And thank you especially to a wonderful woman...A generous and very special friend. Cayetana, please, let's give her a hand."

Cayetana looked taken back by everyone as they clapped for her "No, no... Please, don't. Thank you." Lu suddenly looked at Cayetana coldly "And a fucking liar."

Natalia frowned at Lu's statement and then saw Cayetana's nervous expression.

Lu continued "Does this NGO even exist? It must be as false as your stories about trips around the world...Your house. Your friendship. Your Ralph Lauren dress.
I don't know who you stole that from. And your followers on Instagram. Your whole life is a fucking lie. Yes, Cayetana is the daughter of a house cleaner."

Natalia's eyes widened and then thought about every time Cayetana had talked to her about her incredible trips and experiences. It was all a lie."

Lu looked sadly at the crowd "I really believed her. Well done. Unbelievable. It was all a big lie. Don't worry, she'll give you your money back, I'll make sure of that. Great night. I'm sick of it. Sick of pretending. Putting on a fake smile all night long, pretending that everything was all right. But nothing is all right. Especially with Guzmán. We are finished. I'm sorry, Laura. I really tried. But it didn't work out. It was too hard. Because your sweet boy cheated on me with a Bedouin girl."

Natalia nervously rubbed her neck as she knew that Lu was referring to Nadia.

"Yes, he cheated on me. Can you believe it? I don't know how I do it, but I always end up betrayed and disappointed by the very people
that I have fully supported. Right, Carla?"

The blonde girl looked down embarrassed. Natalia could see that Lu was at the verge of breaking down as she carried on.

"But I'm done. You are all mistaken if you think...you can take me for a fool and get away with it. Because that won't happen."

Lu raised her glass "So now I want to toast to this wonderful night." Lu saw Samuel start to leave and so she had one last thing to say "Carla is fucking Samuel."

The crowd gasped and Natalia scoffed. She had no idea that the two had been seeing each other. Lu sipped her drink and leaned into the mic "Cheers."

She strutted off of the stage and scurried through the large crowd angrily.

Natalia was about to go after her until Joaquin grabbed her arm "Let her be on her own, just for a little while, okay?"

Natalia sighed and nodded "Maybe we should head home. I'm very tired."

Joaquin let go of her arm "Good idea. Do you wanna say goodbye to your friends?"

Natalia shook her head "It'll be fine. I'll see them tomorrow."

Joaquin nodded and the two walked out of the hotel. They stepped into Joaquin's car and Natalia put her head in her hands. Joaquin chuckled slightly "Everything alright?"

Natalia shook her head "Can you start driving please?" Joaquin started his engine and the two drove off.

The ride home wasn't long and as soon as Joaquin parked the car, Natalia immediately opened the door and walked towards the house.

Joaquin quickly got out of his car and caught up with her. Natalia opened the door to her house and threw her bag on the sofa. She laid down straight away and huffed.

Joaquin closed the door behind her and leaned against it. He looked deep in thought as he looked down. Natalia frowned at his sudden odd behaviour and so she stood up and walked over to him "Is everything okay?"

Joaquin looked up and stared at Natalia with a blank expression.

Before she knew it Joaquin smashed his lips onto hers. Natalia surprisingly kissed back and she wrapped her arms around his neck.

Joaquin gently ran his arms over her back and he kissed her with so much passion. At that moment Joaquin didn't care about Paulina because the young girl was the one that took his notice the most.

Joaquin lifted Natalia up so that she wrapped her legs around him and he carried her up to his room.

The two had made love that night and Natalia was quick enough to leave the bedroom before her mother arrived home.

Natalia hadn't felt so ashamed in her life. She wasn't overly fond of her mother but she didn't deserve to have her own daughter sleeping with her boyfriend. Natalia knew that she had made the biggest mistake she had ever made.

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