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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.

remembered Antonio rushing to my defense

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parents arguing

he’d soothed, “you are the best girl in the world. Even if no one else wants you, I’ll always love you.”

believed

building a happy family with him, working tirelessly

time I’d mentioned marriage, he’d

He’d

welled in my eyes as

Antonio’s eyes flickered.

too far,

have the opportunity to neglect

I turned to leave, a message from

had booked my

in two weeks, the

my wedding had become the countdown to my

decorations and anything that reminded me of

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