Chapter 62

Antonio, the guy who never hid his feelings, could let loose around her.

I didn't bother to see it.

Who said first love was so special? It was just a fancy word for a silly crush.

Antonio's heart has always been set on one person: himself.

I turned around, and there was Antonio, right behind me.

He was a wreck, nowhere near the put-together guy he used to be.

His hair was all over the place, and his eyes were all red.

He was in the clothes I had picked out for him.

He rushed to Stella, giving her a slap.

"Shut up. I won't let you come between Grace and me. I've gotten to the bottom of this. You never loved me, and you deliberately seduced me to hurt Grace.

"Back at the hostel, you weren't working hard to get by. You took off with a broke artist and split when the going got tough.

"You've been lying to me. You're the reason I lost Grace. She's the best in the world, the one who loves me the most."

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Stella was in shock, covering her face.

Antonio turned to face me.

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"Grace, you knew all about her. Why did you keep it from me? Why did you stand by and watch me being deceived?"

I stood there, too stunned to say anything for a beat.

"Would you even hear me out? Or would you just call me jealous? We've grown up together, and you still don't get who Stella really is?

"You're lusting after her body but not willing to take responsibility. Antonio, you're a real piece of work!"

because Antonio kept a distance for a

pull her usual stunts around

my mom's company and slowly but surely, I was getting the

would hang out with my colleagues, grab a bite, and

peaceful, almost too

back in the groove, something

from work, I got this

areas where the streetlights were hit or

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and setting the person. off, so I

a dense bush, he jumped me

terrified, crying, shaking like

hurt me. Take my money. It's

me like he was scared I would

streetlight flickered

a glimpse of a pearl tattoo on his chest. With a tone of disbelief, I stammered,

He went rigid.

and once I got a good look at his

what the hell do you think you're doing? You're acting worse than

red in a

it, he tenderly took my hand and

I'd never lay a finger on you. I couldn't if I tried. All I

in disgust from his

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and witnessed his stubbornness, the way

he

fixation, this

1. it.

all but slumped against the wall, trembling with

Antonio pressed in closer.

a jungle out there. It's safer

you and cut Stella out

just stressed, momentarily lost

no clue whether he truly

did know was Antonio

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