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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.

Alicia Hogan’s welcome–back party, Antonio

when Alicia bolted out in tears, he

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a table, scalding myself and ruining my dress.

and hurting, I marched into Antonio’s study.

I’d been forbidden to

on his desk, was a photo of him kissing Alicia.

brother overseas. “About your suggestion of an arranged marriage, I’ve reconsidered.

voice

a cheerful tone. “Fine. I’ve just

will you be back? You should

problems are solved. Start planning the wedding. Let’s make it … a month from now,” I

Antonio? I heard his first love is back.

That explained Antonio’s insistence on keeping our

are not that

I quickly said goodbye to Freddy and ended

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