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.

Alicia Hogan's welcome-back party,

in tears, he shoved me

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into a table, scalding

humiliated and hurting, I marched into

room I'd been forbidden

desk, was a photo of him kissing

my brother overseas. "About your suggestion of an arranged marriage, I've reconsidered.

Freddy's

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

the wedding. Let's make it ... a month from now," I said. "OK. By the way, are you still in touch

Alicia. That explained

voice. "We are not that close

said goodbye to

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looked up to meet Antonio's smiling eyes.

replied. He raised an eyebrow and pulled

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