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After countless sleepless nights, I surprisingly caught some solid z’s on the flight.

In my dreams, Antonio’s face kept showing up, like he was just waiting for me there.

Back when we were just seven, we used to play games together.

He’d tell me he was the groom, and I was the prettiest bride.

When we turned eighteen, we made that game real.

He vowed to hustle hard and give me a grand wedding.

But when did things start to fall apart between us?

Did it start after Stella showed up, or was it before that?

I couldn’t even remember it anymore.

Antonio had been the center of my world for as long as I could remember.

No matter how much I tried to stay cool and get over him, it felt like my insides were being torn apart.

Once I landed, I didn’t even have the guts to turn on my phone.

“Grace!”

My mom was waving at me, standing out in a sea of

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foreigners.

It had been ages since we last saw each other.

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She wasn’t the same woman I remembered, sitting on the couch, crying, waiting for my dad to come home.

She was older, but she exuded more charm than before.

“You’ve grown so much,” she said, her voice filled with wonder.

My mom kept touching my face, saying sorry over and over again.

I just let go and hugged her tight.

not holding it against you.

should love myself first

years apart, my mom and I

choice.

Antonio’s been calling non–stop,” my

me.

to dry my tears,

what you choose, I’m with you all the way,” she said, supporting me

phone was blowing up with calls and messages

even catch up on

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coming in.

with stress, like he was holding the whole world on

this worked

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Stella back in the picture, why was he still worried about

to explain, “Grace, have you read

true.

with Stella. I promise you.

sister

must be heartbroken. I can see it in the tears you’ve left on my journal pages. I’ve been remiss, but

was feeling kind of spaced

think you’re obligated to stay with me, but that’s why I’m walking away. It’s to set us both free, to let you be

you happy

“Why the tears?”

was his shining moment, the highlight

was the most brilliant, the most vivid chapter of his

memory that I put in the work to get him back on top.

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he was living it up with Stella, soaking in the glory days, I was the one emptying my bank account to

business associates, doing whatever it took to keep us

was senseless, so wasted I nearly

that registered

the heady, fantastical ride Stella

me that it was

driven.

truly yearned to keep alive was

to reclaim

miss

ditched the wedding to teach me a lesson, didn’t you? You’ve got it bad for me, so much that my recent lack of attention stung, and

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