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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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a reaction,

Yesenia came back, Antonio had been like a

tried to fix things, but losing

him anymore felt like a betrayal

stare and silence made Antonio

out right with you. How can you even call

jolted Grace out of her

reddened as she shot back, "Antonio,

me, but how could you leave Talia alone at the playground? She was only

in pieces. She couldn't even

the thought of

self, her words were filled

anger.

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

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

hadn't filled Talia's head with all that crap about Yesenia being

to see your grandma right when Yesenia needed to

the sorrow they carried left Grace on the brink

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

that, he walked away without looking

of Yesenia's

Apologize? She'd rather die.

been an orphan since she was a child, raised by

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

available in the Kaufman's

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