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 leaving spread in my department. They all treat me to

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

I say, smiling.

whose person calls first, everyone sees. They all laugh, and Harris answers the call. “Hello? What do you want

to say, but then Antonio’s angry voice comes through. “Grace, where

eating out with friends. Is that not something I’m allowed

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your location. I’ll go and pick you up.”

he ends the call.

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and I want none of it, I send him my location. The dinner is cut short, and

look at my phone and check Cecilia’s socials. Like I expected, there are updates about her on her story. She’s sick,

take a taxi home, wondering why I believed

up, eager to

rolls in, I get woken up by Antonio.

hungry. Can you get up and make me something to eat? I’m feeling some pasta today. Maybe

when do you like pasta?

because I know immediately that it’s for Cecilia, and he’s basically

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to rouse me from my sleep, but I just push his hand off. I

scar

saved me when the school caught fire and I was stick in

but to my surprise, he stops me. He looks guilty. “It can wait until later. I don’t really feel that hungry anymore. You can make

of the bedroom. “Well, aside from the pasta, is there

He didn’t expect me so say that. “Um, nothing

nervous. “I forgot to tell you. I have a business trip to London next week. It’s

not panicking,” I say blandly. “I hope

with your parents before I go,” he

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talk

plate down in front

at me. “Why not? What

gone back

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

the kitchen to answer the call.

leave in his car.

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is finalized when Friday

just my bag. I have put away everything little by little so Antonio won’t know. Antonio shows up and drives

be happy. He cuts my