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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.

family faced bankruptcy, it was my mother who stepped in and

the day while caring for sickly Antonio

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My mother took him to exercise,

health.

marrying me, he probably would’ve begged my mother to be his godmother.

out she had died alone in a foreign country, he cried even

at Celia and her mother with pure hatred at my

later, Antonio told me it

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

want. We’re

a moment, then gave me a familiar smile. “Don’t say that. I’ll be with Celia for

my

there, watching them leave, and suddenly remembered his confession on my

me a big bouquet of red roses, his

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

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feelings for me. I

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