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,

tears,

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a table, scalding myself

and hurting, I marched into

I'd been forbidden to enter in seven

desk, was a photo

I called my brother overseas. "About your suggestion of an

you alright?" Freddy's voice

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

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

hit me then: he knew about Alicia. That explained Antonio's

"We are not that

door unlock, I quickly said goodbye

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Antonio's smiling eyes. "Who are you not close

replied. He raised an

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