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!"

words must have hit home because Antonio

dare to pull her usual stunts around me

slowly but surely, I was

out with my colleagues, grab

almost too good to be

thought I was back in the

from work, I got

areas where the streetlights

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to risk calling the cops and setting the person. off, so

walked past a dense bush,

crying, shaking

don't hurt me. Take my money. It's all

stayed silent, gripping me like he

the streetlight

light, I caught a glimpse of a pearl tattoo on his chest. With

He went rigid.

him off with all my strength, and once I got a good look at his face, I let him

do you think you're doing?

red in

of losing it, he tenderly took my hand and blew

couldn't if I tried.

in disgust from his

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and witnessed

until he was

fixation, this madness? I had never

1. it.

slumped against the wall,

Antonio pressed in closer.

it's a jungle out there. It's safer with me, isn't

shield you and cut Stella out of my life.

for her. I was just stressed, momentarily lost

had no clue whether

was Antonio had a

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