Chapter 64

Natalia's POV

After Carmen and Ruiz left, Antonia never, for a second, stopped running her mouth. Even the others were getting tired of her boring, repetitive talk. Ligia kept busy on her phone while Sergio continued with his meal. All this time, Luis's gaze was lustfully fixed on me.

It made me wonder whether Ligia was unaware of the kind of man she was engaged to or if she knew and was simply pretending to be blind to it. His persistent stare made my skin crawl; I needed to excuse myself.

I stood up slowly from my seat, my eyes on Ligia. "Ligia, I need to use the restroom. Where is it?"

She raised her head and pointed to her right. "The restroom is down the hall, second door on your left."

"Thank you," I said in a low voice as I caught Luis's mischievous smirk. I felt he was up to something, but I dismissed it.

I followed the directions and found the restroom designated for females. I pushed the door open and walked in.

The restroom was spotless and had an automatic hand dryer, scen