Chapter 1

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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rant didn't get a reaction, and her eyes stayed

came back, Antonio had been like a different person-out all night, doting on

fix things, but losing Kate and Talia

like a

stare and silence made

didn't turn out right with you.

of Talia's name jolted

shot back, "Antonio, what kind of

hate me, yell at me, even hit me, but how could you leave Talia

was in pieces.

thought of her daughter's tragic

her usual meek self, her words were filled

anger.

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

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through her, her eyes bloodshot. "No one" picked her up. She

frowned, cutting her off again. "If you hadn't filled Talia's head with all that crap about Yesenia being a

car to see your grandma right when

sorrow they carried left Grace on the

said, "Admit you're

that, he walked away without

Yesenia's lily perfume. Grace

Apologize? She'd rather die.

orphan since she was

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

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