Her Place in His Heart by Isabella Reed

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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.

was my

day while

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little boy. My mother took him

health.

marrying me, he probably would’ve begged my mother

had died alone in a foreign country,

he glared at Celia and her mother with pure hatred

ten years later, Antonio told me it was just

I’d lash out at him in anger, but after all that letdown,

you want. We’re done,” I

then gave me a familiar smile. “Don’t say that. I’ll be with Celia for her last days, and come back to you afterward.”

that, he ignored the protests of my friends and walked

stood there, watching them leave, and suddenly remembered

a big bouquet of red roses, his

my love isn’t. Grace, I’ll never marry anyone but you,” he said with a serious tone. It almost felt

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for me. I truly