Chapter 79

Grace's POV

Time seems to slow down. Antonio pushes me out of the way as Cecilia collapses on the floor. He flips her on her back, lifting her into his arms and rushing her to the hospital as soon as the elevator doors open.

I pick up my phone, still in shock. The screen is shattered because of his push, but I just go out of the building and all for a taxi to meet up with the property manager.

Time passes, and now I'm back to the office. I sit down, and immediately I see a package on the table. It's a cheesecake in a jar, and it's from Antonio. I frown at it, knowing that I've seen this exact thing somewhere else.

Half an hour ago, I saw this same cheesecake in a jar on Cecilia's instagram, even though she must have been taken to the hospital because of her recent fall. Still, I check my instagram again to see if I saw everything right, and I did.

"Sweets from my sweet baby," the caption says, showing a bunch of little sweets in jars that are very similar to the one I have on my table right now.

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Antonio swings by to my office casually, looking at the

dessert on my table and frowning when he sees that it's unopened and ignored.

"Grace?" he asks. "Why didn't you open this? Do you not want to eat it? What's with all the coldness today? I'm pretty sure I didn't do anything to incur your wrath."

I don't reply to him. I just get up and head to my printer. "Excuse me, I need to print my documents. You can leave now if you want."

He leaves indeed, and when I come back with my

pers, he's not there anymore.

The only thing that he left behind is a note that says, "When you're done with the attitude, come and see me."

That pushes me to the edge> I crumple the note and dump it in the trash along with the dessert he gave me. I can't do this anymore. I can't have them in my life anymore.

I print out a resignation letter and head to my director's office. She reads it and

stares at me.

"Are you sure about this?" she asks. "Because you're one of the good ones here and I would hate for you to leave."

"I'm sure about this," I tell her.

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That leaves her no choice but to accept it.

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"Well, according to company policy, you still have to render a week of service," she says. "After that, I will let you go."

The news of me leaving spread in my department. They all treat me to dinner, knowing that it might be a while until I see them again.

My friend in the department, Harris, is sad to see me go. "We will miss you, Grace. I really hope you stay in contact with us, because we want to hear from you."

"I promise," I say, smiling.

phone rings. Since everyone's phones are on the table for a little bet on whose person calls first,

but then Antonio's angry voice comes through. "Grace, where the hell

taking the phone from Harris. "I'm eating

I'm allowed to

location. I'll go and

that, he

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cause a fight and I want none of it, I send him my location. The dinner is cut

Like I expected, there are updates about her on her story. She's sick, and that's how I know that Antonio is with

why I believed he would be

rolls in,

"I'm really hungry. Can you get up and

some pasta today. Maybe

since when do you like pasta? You also hate

because I

using me as a maid

hand and tries to rouse me from my sleep, but I just push his

scar, and all the memories flood

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got that scar because of

fire and I was stick in

he stops me. He looks guilty. "It can wait until

on my robe and get out of the bedroom. "Well, aside from the pasta,

He didn't expect me so

her. He sits at the counter and watches me, looking nervous. "I forgot to tell you.

"I

can have dinner with your parents before I

plate down in front

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gapes at me. "Why not?

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haven't gone

me. It seems that he wants to

he can decide, his

anything, he leaves the kitchen to answer

to leave in his

resignation is finalized when Friday

office, still carrying just my

up and drives me to a

one who seems to be happy. He cuts my steak for me, asking, "Do you want some

at things, I just

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