CHAPTER HUNDRED AND FIFTY - FOUR - THE SEX TAPE IS RELEASED.

Mateo and Amelia sat at the hotel bar, their drinks in front of them, the tension between them palpable. Mateo had summoned her here, knowing she would come, knowing she had no choice. "So, are you going to stop playing me now and have those damn videos deleted," Amelia spat, her voice venomous. Mateo smiled, a cold, calculated smile. "You played yourself, Amelia. You thought you could get away with doing something like that to Bella, but I bet you didn't count on me finding out." Amelia's eyes narrowed, her face twisted in anger. "Don't gloat yet, Mateo. I'm sure you are quite aware that he has you two sex tape as well." Mateo chuckled, a low, menacing sound. "I'm shaking in my boots. But let's wait and see what the news has to say, shall we?" He gestured to the TV above the bar, where a breaking news banner was flashing. The anchor's face appeared, serious and somber. "We have just received word of a shocking scandal involving a high-ranking man of the society, Mr. Alvarez..."