Broken Vows by Tessa Montgomery

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Grace’s POV

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Time seems to slow down. Antonio pushes me out of the way as Cecilia collapses on the floor. He flips her on her back, lifting her into his arms and rushing her to the hospital as soon as the elevator doors open.

I pick up my phone, still in shock. The screen is shattered because of his push, but I just go out of the building and all for a taxi to meet up with the property manager.

Time passes, and now I’m back to the office. I sit down, and immediately I see a package on the table. It’s a cheesecake in a jar, and it’s from Antonio. I frown at it, knowing that I’ve seen this exact thing somewhere else.

Half an hour ago, I saw this same cheesecake in a jar on Cecilia’s instagram, even though she must have been taken to the hospital because of her recent fall.

Still, I check my instagram again to see if I saw everything right, and I did.

“Sweets from my sweet baby,” the caption says, showing a bunch of little sweets in jars that are very similar to the one l have on my table right now.

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Antonio swings by to my office casually, looking at the dessert on my table and frowning when he sees that it’s unopened and ignored.

“Grace?” he asks. “Why didn’t you open this? Do you not want to eat it? What’s with all the coldness today? I’m pretty sure I didn’t do anything to incur your wrath.”

I don’t reply to him. I just get up and head to my printer. “Excuse me, I need to print my documents. You can leave now if you want.”

He leaves indeed, and when I come back with my papers, he’s not there anymore.

The only thing that he left behind is a note that says, “When you’re done with the attitude, come and see me.”

That pushes me to the edge> I crumple the note and dump it in the trash along with the dessert he gave me. I can’t do this anymore. I can’t have them in my life anymore.

I print out a resignation letter and head to my director’s office. She reads it and stares at me.

“Are you sure about this?” she asks. “Because you’re one of the good ones here and I would hate for you to leave.”

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“I’m sure about this,” I tell her.

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That leaves her no choice but to accept it.

“Well, according to company policy, you still have to render a week of service,” she says. “After that, I will let you go.”

me to dinner,

see me go. “We will miss you, Grace. I

I

phone rings. Since everyone’s phones are on the table for a little bet on whose person calls first, everyone sees. They all laugh, and Harris answers the call. “Hello? What do you want with

I try to say, but then Antonio’s angry voice comes through. “Grace, where the hell are

phone from Harris. “I’m eating out with friends. Is that not something I’m

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location. I’ll go and pick you

he ends the call.

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him my location. The dinner is cut short, and yet even when the restaurant is closing, Antonio still

expected, there are updates about her on her story. She’s sick, and that’s how I know that Antonio is with

take a taxi home, wondering why I believed he would be there.

up, eager to come to bed.

the early morning rolls in, I get woken

he says. “I’m really hungry. Can you get up and make me something to eat? I’m feeling some pasta today. Maybe Bolognese.”

a deep breath. “And since when do you like pasta? You also hate tomatoes.”

need to answer that, because I know immediately that it’s for Cecilia, and he’s basically using me as a maid to make food for her.

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but I just push his

scar because of

when the school caught fire and

surprise, he stops me. He looks guilty. “It can

put on my robe and get out of the bedroom. “Well, aside from the pasta, is there anything

say that. “Um, nothing else. Nothing

he will give to her. He sits at the counter and watches me, looking nervous. “I forgot to tell you. I have a business trip to London next week. It’s still on Monday, so there’s no need

blandly. “I hope you

with your parents before

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“We can talk about

him, setting the plate down in front of him. “That won’t be

at me. “Why not? What do you

“They haven’t gone back from their vacation yet.”

seems that he wants to say something but he’s debating it. Before he can decide, his

saying anything, he leaves the kitchen to answer

he hurries to leave in his

***

is finalized

put away everything little by little so Antonio won’t know. Antonio shows up and

be happy. He cuts my steak for me, asking, “Do you