Breaking Free From My Ex (Grace and Antonio)

Chapter 4

Chapter 4

With Kate and Talia laid to rest, Grace found a glimmer of

closure.

But when she got home and saw workers taking down framed pictures in the living room-Talia's drawings, the last things she had left-her anger flared.

She stormed forward, eyes blazing. "What are you doing? Who told you to do this?"

Yesenia came downstairs in her pajamas, rubbing her sleepy eyes. "Grace, I want to hang my paintings in the living room. Antonio already agreed."

The noise brought Antonio down. "Grace, Yesenia's a pro. She says these drawings are too amateurish. Let's not keep them. When Talia comes back, Yesenia will teach her."

Grace's chest heaved with anger. "You think you can just toss them? These are my Talia's last keepsakes! She's never coming back!"

"Time and again, you test my patience. Burn every last one. Yesenia will teach Talia herself so she doesn't pick up your bad habits," he shouted, flaring up.

Grace broke down completely. She lunged for the drawings, but the bodyguards held her back.

The workers smashed the frames and threw Talia's drawings into the roaring fireplace.

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screamed in desperation, but it

back. "Cool down. I'll teach

flames licked the edges of the drawings, Grace finally broke

she reached in and snatched a

he yelled, but no one

the image was barely visible, she could make out Talia smiling,

mind, "One for Nana, one for Mom,

in the drawing was

her family so much. What did she do wrong? Why did they take her from

couldn't take it

dreams, Grace vaguely heard Yesenia's voice. "Antonio, I should leave. Grace is making a scene, and I'm

handle her. She needs to know my limit. You've got

been the

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dreams, but it

next day. She had over 30 missed calls from the funeral services company handling Kate and

got a bad

the call, and Mack Younger, the manager, sounded anxious. "Mrs. Kaufman, you finally picked up. Mr. Kaufman wants

jumped to her feet,

"No, no, no! Their

bulldozers were ready

ashes are here! If you want to level this hill, you'll have to

saw her and his

back. When the flowers bloom, bring Talia here to draw. And bring your grandma too. Will that make