Breaking Free From My Ex (Grace and Antonio)

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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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didn't get a reaction, and her eyes stayed

came back, Antonio had been like a different

first, Grace tried to fix things, but losing

him anymore felt like a

blank stare and silence made Antonio clench

right with you.

Talia's name jolted Grace out of

as she shot back, "Antonio, what kind of

even hit me, but how could you leave Talia alone at the playground?

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

bear the thought

meek self, her words

anger.

impatient. "Yesenia sent someone to pick up Talia. Just because I didn't take you to see your grandma, you come up with these crazy

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

head with all that crap about Yesenia being a homewrecker, I wouldn't have had to

wanted the car to see your grandma right when Yesenia needed to

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

in, Antonio coldly said, "Admit you're wrong and take Talia to apologize to

he walked away without

of Yesenia's lily perfume. Grace felt

Apologize? She'd rather die.

she

day Kate's house collapsed, and she called Grace for

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