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His words were like needles to my heart.

Clutching my chest, I realized that Antonio wasn’t worth my love.

He never truly trusted me, choosing to believe someone who should never have had his ear.

Celia gave me a smug look, then clung to Antonio’s sleeve pitifully. “I took some of Dad’s attention. It’s fine if Grace hates me for it. What others think doesn’t matter, as long as you understand me, Antonio.”

She ended with a sweet smile, and Antonio’s eyes softened.

He playfully tapped her nose and helped her up.

Looking at me, disappointed, he said, “Grace, you’ve lost someone you loved. You know how it feels. Celia has cancer and time’s ticking. Can’t you grant her this one wish?”

His words broke my heart again. I managed a bitter smile.

How could Antonio mention my loss so coolly?

His mother and mine had once been best friends.

bankruptcy, it was my

everything during the day while caring for sickly Antonio at night.

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a fragile little boy. My mother took him to exercise, cooked medicinal meals, and gradually restored

health.

he probably would’ve begged my mother

died alone in a

Celia and her mother with pure

told me it was just drama between parents.

out at him in anger, but after all that letdown, I felt a strange calm.

want. We’re

familiar smile. “Don’t say that. I’ll be with Celia for her last

ignored the protests of my friends and

them leave, and suddenly remembered his confession on my 18th birthday.

handed me a big bouquet of red roses,

a little cliche, but my love isn’t. Grace, I’ll never marry anyone but you,” he said

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