Breaking Free From My Ex (Grace and Antonio)

Chapter 90

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After countless sleepless nights, I surprisingly caught some solid z's on the flight.

In my dreams, Antonio's face kept showing up, like he was just waiting for me there.

Back when we were just seven, we used to play games together.

He'd tell me he was the groom, and I was the prettiest bride.

When we turned eighteen, we made that game real.

He vowed to hustle hard and give me a grand wedding.

But when did things start to fall apart between us?

Did it start after Stella showed up, or was it before that?

I couldn't even remember it anymore.

Antonio had been the center of my world for as long as I could remember.

No matter how much I tried to stay cool and get over him, it felt like my insides were being torn apart.

Once I landed, I didn't even have the guts to turn on my phone.

"Grace!"

My mom was waving at me, standing out in a sea of

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foreigners.

It had been ages since we last saw each other.

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She wasn't the same woman I remembered, sitting on the couch, crying, waiting for my dad to come home.

She was older, but she exuded more charm than before.

"You've grown so much," she said, her voice filled with wonder.

My mom kept touching my face, saying sorry over and over again.

I just let go and hugged her tight.

I said, "Mom, I'm not holding it against you.

"You said I should love myself first before seeking love from others."

mom and I both made the same

calling non-stop," my mom

1. me.

dry my tears,

I'm with you all the

up with calls and messages from

catch up

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coming in.

said, his voice laden with stress, like he was holding the whole world on his

Antonio this worked up

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Stella back in the picture, why was he still worried about

to explain, "Grace, have you

true.

nothing going on with Stella. I promise you. She's just like

my journal pages. I've been remiss, but it was never my

kind

get that you think you're obligated to stay with me, but that's why I'm walking away. It's to set us both

you happy with

"Why the tears?"

Stella was his shining moment, the highlight

was the most brilliant, the most vivid chapter

period from his memory that I put in

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living it up with Stella, soaking in the glory days,

one groveling to business associates, doing

till I was senseless, so wasted I nearly

of that registered with

was the heady, fantastical ride

Stella's name tattooed on his chest, lying to me that it

times, a symbol to keep him

he truly yearned to keep alive was his fiery

chance to reclaim

did he

me a lesson, didn't you? You've got it bad for me, so much that my recent lack of attention

it slide.

dumbfounded, not knowing how to counter his

I was young and naive,

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