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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away. She never expected the mystery buyer of Dessert Tryst to be

asked, “Wait, are you really

looked her in the eye and

navy suit. “Well, he sure looks the part,” she

not here to negotiate,” Lewis went on, signaling his assistant to whip out the contract. “I’m just

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

this

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

said, pointing to the corner surveillance

the warmth in his voice put Grace

ease.

figured she had a soft spot

soon after, and Grace watched him go, not even

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you know him?” Antonio asked, sounding

replied calmly,

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her wrist, but

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

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

peace.

others tried to help him. “Yeah, Grace, Dessert Tryst needs you. You and

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