Broken Vows by Tessa Montgomery

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But he came at the wrong time.

If I brought him into this world, his life would never be a happy one.

It’s better for him to leave now than to suffer with me.

I glanced at my phone, and it was filled with messages and calls from Antonio.

“Grace! Stop pretending, okay? If you’re looking for an

excuse, at least make it a good one. Stop being so pathetic!

“You’re seriously angry over some baby stuff? I haven’t even mentioned how the cheap baby products you bought gave the baby a rash! What’s there to be upset about?”

Even though I had already let him go in my heart, seeing those messages made my eyes sting with tears again.

This was the man I had loved for so many years.

And in the end, all that was left was exhaustion.

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On the fifth day in the hospital, I was discharged.

I requested a two–week sick leave and decided to take some time away.

I had the divorce papers drawn up, signed them, packed my

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of Antonio’s place

I was putting the last suitcase in the

“Grace!”

a moment

the car door and tried

to let me go.

grabbed my wrist,

answering my calls, not responding to my messages! You seriously want

come back and apologize, don’t you? Well, I’m here now. Are

I don’t have time for your

together,

face still carried the pale traces of my exhaustion. I looked at

gaunt face, his eyes

gotten so thin?”

pretending,” I snapped, pulling his

was cold, unfeeling.

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a business trip. Do you really think I’m this stupid? Antonio,

his eyes

for words, but couldn’t find

smirked, staring into his eyes with

New Year’s Eve, I performed a C–section. The patient

plan to keep lying to me? That so–called business trip…

a few steps

registered as I yanked on his shirt, exposing

everything. You

years loving you. I