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“I didn’t say anything. Why would you think I’m angry?” I felt my fingers turned icy.

Antonio suddenly felt like a stranger.

We’d navigated his decade–long entrepreneurial journey together, side–by–side.

Now, I was reduced to nothing more than a means to end.

Antonio roared, “What do you mean by that? She’s your sister! Why can’t you show her some concern?”

Swallowing the ache in my chest, I took a deep breath. “She’s not my sister. She’s the bastard child of a mistress.”

His face contorted with rage, “Grace! How dare you speak to Stella like that!

“Apologize to her right now! No wonder your own parents abandoned you!

“No wonder no one likes you.

“You’re repulsive!”

He’d actually used my deepest insecurities against me.

My father’s affair and my mother’s subsequent departure had left me feeling unwanted.

Antonio rushing to my defense whenever

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my parents arguing next door.

girl in the world. Even if no one else

had believed

I’d envisioned building a happy family with him, working tirelessly

every time I’d mentioned marriage, he’d

understood why. He’d never loved me.

eyes as I turned

Antonio’s eyes flickered.

to realize he’d gone too far, “I rushed home today and

You won’t have the opportunity to neglect me again,” I replied, my

turned to leave, a message from my mom

had booked

two weeks, the

my wedding had become the countdown to my escape.

discarded the wedding decorations and

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