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Chapter 1

Grace's grandmother, Kate Harding, and her daughter, Talia Kaufman, were laid to rest side by side.

Though petite, they had filled her world with love.

Her grief left her empty and lost.

Meanwhile, the world kept spinning, with the internet buzzing about her husband and his "first love" and their baby on the

way.

On New Year's Eve, with celebrations in full swing, Grace took a desperate leap from the building.

Her hatred for Antonio Kaufman ran so deep that her final wish was, "Antonio, may our paths never cross again."

Clutching the urns of Kate and Talia, Grace started humming hollowly, "Twinkle, twinkle, little star..."

Kate used to sing this to her when she was little, and then Grace sang it to her daughter.

Now, both were gone, leaving Grace so numb with grief that tears wouldn't come.

When Antonio walked in, he found Grace kneeling on the ground, impatience clear in his eyes.

"Grace, acting up again? What now? Yesenia saved my life.

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Can't you stop being such a jealous wife?" he ranted.

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reaction, and her

like a different person-out all night, doting

things, but losing Kate and

anymore felt like a betrayal

and silence made Antonio clench his

out right with

name jolted Grace out

back,

me, yell at me, even hit me, but how could you

we found her, she was in pieces. She couldn't even rest

bear the thought

her usual meek self, her words were

anger.

cut her off, impatient. "Yesenia sent someone to pick up Talia. Just because I

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chill run through her, her eyes bloodshot. "No one" picked her up.

filled Talia's head with all that crap about Yesenia being a

right when

the sorrow they carried left Grace on the brink of collapse, unable to

given in, Antonio coldly said, "Admit

that, he walked away

air was thick with the smell of Yesenia's lily perfume. Grace felt

Apologize? She'd rather die.

been an orphan since she was

house collapsed, and she

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