Divorcing my billionaire husband (Antonio and Grace)

Chapter 45

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.

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.

welcome-back party,

in tears, he shoved me aside, chasing

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into a table, scalding myself and ruining my

and hurting, I marched into

I'd been forbidden

a photo

overwhelming me, I called my brother overseas. "About your suggestion of an arranged marriage,

Freddy's voice

I've just been thinking. It's time I got married." Freddy's voice relaxed. "When

sooner the company's problems are solved. Start planning the wedding. Let's make it ... a month from now," I said. "OK.

me then: he knew about Alicia. That

lowered my voice. "We are not

the door unlock, I quickly said goodbye to Freddy

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looked up to meet Antonio's smiling eyes. "Who are you

flatly replied. He raised an eyebrow and pulled