Divorcing my billionaire husband (Antonio and Grace)

Chapter 56

Ten years. Ten years we'd been together, and finally, my boyfriend had proposed.

I had envisioned a future filled with joy, a future shattered the moment I saw him

- my Antonio Kaufman — embracing Stella Parrish, his first lolve, in the very home we were to share.

"I'll always love you. If you say yes, I'll marry you right away," Antonio whispered to Stella.

The agony was a physical blow.

His betrayal wasn't a recent event; it stretched back years.

Despair, raw and suffocating, consumed me.

I had to end this.

Inside, their fervent kiss echoed, each sound a chilling hammer blow to my heart.

I flung Antonio's engagement ring into the trash and dialed my mother's international number.

"Mom," I choked out, biting my lip to stifle the tremor in my voice, "Antonio cheated on me. I'm not marrying him."

My mother's voice was bright with something that sounded suspiciously like relief. "I'll book your ticket right away. You know I've always wanted you close."

managed a strangled

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continued, her voice soothing, "There's no need to rush. into marriage and children.Focus on your career. Whatever you decide,

hours ago, I'd believed

his distance from other women, and despite his success, he'd remained scandal-free until tonight, until Stella appeared at out

We hadn't invite her.

idea why

her, Antonio had panicked, dropping

me

cruel, taking everything from me for

was the last person I'd ever

home, his face alight with joy, extinguished any remaining affection

curiosity, I'd activated the home

screen, Stella, wearing my pajamas, lay in our bed, clearly intoxicated. Antonio was warming

just a comfort for your loneliness. Do you really intend

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bent to massage

you upset me on purpose? You know I hate Grace the most." Stella continued, kissing

remained silent, then pulled her close,

vision, streaming down my

Why was I crying?

it was for the wasted

to initiate intimacy, Antonio had coldly turned