Broken Vows by Tessa Montgomery

Chapter 8

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Grace was jolted awake by a phone call.

She had gotten into the habit of keeping her phone on 24/7, afraid she might miss anything from Antonio. Groggily, she answered it.

“Grace, you gotta get back here, like, now! Mr. Kaufman is totally flipping out, and no one wants to deal with him. Looks like the shop’s about to change hands,” Donna Kirby, a colleague from Dessert Tryst, yelled over the phone.

Antonio had opened the shop out of boredom, so why the sudden deep attachment?

Grace was about to ignore it, but then Donna’s scream cut through. “Grace, they’re fighting!”

Almost on autopilot, Grace jumped out of bed and rushed to Dessert Tryst.

The place was eerily quiet, just a few department heads milling around. Antonio sat there with a bruised face, while some guy sat across from him.

All the workers‘ eyes lit up when they saw Grace–they knew Antonio usually listened to her.

This time, Grace didn’t even look at Antonio. She walked straight to that guy. “Hi, I’m—”

“I’m Lewis,” he interrupted her.

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spun with recent events, and her shocked

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expected the mystery buyer

her cool, she asked, “Wait, are you really the one buying

in the eye

his perfectly fitted navy suit. “Well, he

signaling his assistant to whip out the contract. “I’m just here to inform

Kaufman Group’s seal on the contract. It meant Dessert Tryst was now legally

gasped, realizing this

him,” she said, pointing at Antonio. He perked up immediately.

were just defending themselves,” Lewis said, pointing to the corner surveillance camera. “You can check the footage if you don’t believe me.”

the warmth in his voice put Grace

ease.

spot for people who made

him go, not even noticing Antonio’s

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know him?” Antonio asked,

Grace replied calmly, turning to leave.

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Antonio grabbed her wrist, but

you didn’t need me anymore,” she said, her voice calm but sharp, leaving Antonio speechless.

up. I was angry and said stuff I shouldn’t have. Please forgive me.” He reached out, trying to make

peace.

“Yeah, Grace, Dessert Tryst needs you.