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.

the table for a little bet on whose person calls

but then Antonio's angry voice comes

phone from Harris. "I'm eating out with friends. Is

I'm allowed

I'll go

he ends

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him my location. The dinner is cut short, and yet even

socials. Like I expected, there are updates about her on her

would be there. I

early morning rolls in, I

Can you get up and make me

feeling some

take a deep breath. "And since when do you

answer that, because I know immediately that it's

as a maid to

my hand and tries to rouse me from my sleep, but

his scar, and all the memories flood

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got that scar because

caught fire

to my surprise, he stops me. He looks guilty. "It can wait until later. I don't really feel that hungry anymore. You

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

didn't expect me so say

food that he will give to her. He sits at the counter and watches me, looking nervous. "I forgot to tell you. I have a business trip to London next week. It's still on Monday, so there's

say blandly. "I hope

before I go," he says. "We can talk about

in front of him. "That

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smile. "They haven't gone back from their vacation

stares at me. It seems that he wants to say

can

the kitchen to

hurries to leave in his

finalized

leave the office, still carrying just my bag. I have put away everything

Antonio shows up and drives me to a

me, but he's the only one who seems to be happy. He cuts my steak for me, asking,

on my phone looking at things, I just

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