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.

Hogan's welcome-back party,

bolted out in tears, he shoved me aside, chasing

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into a table, scalding

home, humiliated and hurting, I marched into Antonio's

I'd been forbidden to enter in

on his desk, was a photo

my brother overseas. "About your suggestion

Freddy's voice

been thinking. It's time I got married." Freddy's voice relaxed. "When will you be back? You should

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 is back. Invite him to the wedding." Freddy's tone was serious, devoid

about Alicia. That explained Antonio's insistence on

"We are

door unlock, I quickly said goodbye to Freddy and ended the

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smiling eyes.

flatly replied. He raised an eyebrow