Chapter59

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

when Alicia bolted out in tears, he shoved me aside,

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scalding myself and ruining my

home, humiliated and hurting, I marched into Antonio’s

to

was a photo of him kissing Alicia.

called my brother overseas. “About your

you alright?” Freddy’s voice was laced

just been thinking. It’s

relaxed. “When will you be back?

are solved. Start planning the wedding. Let’s make it … a month from

are you still in touch with Antonio? I heard his first love is back. Invite

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

“We are not that close

quickly said goodbye to Freddy and

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