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I’d secretly dated Antonio Kaufman, my brother’s best friend, for seven years.

I always believed a proposal was inevitable.

Then I discovered he was waiting for his first love to return.

I was a placeholder, a convenient means to an end.

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I followed Antonio to a bar, eavesdropping on his conversation with friends.

“Antonio, now that your true love is back, what about Grace?” one asked.

Antonio’s silence hung heavy in the air.

Another man snickered, “Freddy warned us off his sis… He wouldn’t let anyone hurt her.”

It was common knowledge.

“Alicia dumped me. I was just trying to get back at her,” Antonio finally said, his voice so cold it felt like a stranger’s.

Hogan’s welcome–back party, Antonio showered me with attention.

out in tears, he shoved me aside, chasing after her.

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into a table, scalding myself and ruining my

humiliated and hurting, I marched into Antonio’s

to enter in

desk, was a photo of him kissing Alicia.

“About your suggestion

alright?” Freddy’s voice was laced with worry.

cheerful tone. “Fine. I’ve just been thinking. It’s

you be back? You should meet

company’s problems are solved.

are you still in touch with Antonio? I heard his first love is back. Invite him to the wedding.” Freddy’s tone was serious,

hit me then: he knew about Alicia. That explained Antonio’s insistence on keeping our

my voice. “We are not that

the door unlock, I quickly said goodbye to Freddy and

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