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, Antonio showered

bolted out in tears, he shoved me

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into a table, scalding myself and ruining my

humiliated and hurting, I marched into

I'd been forbidden to

on his desk, was a photo of him kissing

"About your

alright?" Freddy's voice was laced

tone. "Fine. I've just been thinking. It's time I got married."

The sooner I agree, the sooner the company's problems are solved. Start planning the wedding. Let's make it ... a month from now," I said. "OK. By the way, are you still in touch with Antonio? I heard his first love

then: he knew about Alicia. That explained Antonio's insistence on keeping our

lowered my voice. "We are

said goodbye

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Antonio's smiling eyes.

He raised