Chapter66

I’d secretly dated Antonio Kaufman, my brother’s best friend, for seven years.

I always believed a proposal was inevitable.

Then I discovered he was waiting for his first love to return.

I was a placeholder, a convenient means to an end.

I followed Antonio to a bar, eavesdropping on hist conversation with friends.

“Antonio, now that your true love is back, what about Grace?” one asked.

Antonio’s silence hung heavy in the air.

Another man snickered, “Freddy warned us off his sis… He wouldn’t let anyone hurt her.”

It was common knowledge..

“Alicia dumped me. I was just trying to get back at her,” Antonio finally said, his voice so cold it felt like a stranger’s.

Later, at Alicia Hogan’s welcome–back party, Antonio

with

Alicia bolted out in tears, he shoved

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table, scalding myself and ruining my dress.

hurting, I marched

forbidden to enter

a photo of him kissing

my brother overseas. “About your suggestion of an arranged marriage, I’ve

Freddy’s voice was

I’ve just been thinking. It’s time

will you be back?

sooner the company’s problems are solved. Start planning the wedding. Let’s make it…

his first love is

hit me then: he knew about Alicia. That explained Antonio’s insistence on keeping our

my voice. “We are not that

quickly said goodbye

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