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 me with

in tears, he shoved me

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into a table, scalding

humiliated and hurting, I

been forbidden to

was a photo of him kissing

"About your suggestion of an arranged marriage,

Freddy's voice was laced with

got married." Freddy's voice relaxed. "When will you be back? You should

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

That explained Antonio's insistence on keeping our relationship

my voice. "We are not that close

door unlock, I quickly said goodbye to

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meet Antonio's smiling

replied. He raised an eyebrow

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