The Lies He Told Me (Grace and Antonio)

Chapter 17 New Neighbors

The new neighbor was an impatient person.

In just one day, countless people came and went, moving furniture and files.

By the evening, the courtyard had already been renovated. Two tall phoenix trees were planted in the front, and there was a large area of roses in the back. In the middle, an open-air ecological water tank was built, and seeds of unknown plants were scattered around. They even kept a ragdoll cat.

I took a photo and sent it to Timothy.

I said that I might have to leave, as the neighbor next door was being replaced and it felt like it was directed towards me.

Timothy told me not to panic and to wait and see.

If it were Antonio, he would have come straight to me instead of buying a house to

be my neighbor like he is doing now.

I "ummed" and the door was knocked at that moment.

It turned out to be Brenton.

He held a bottle of red wine tied with a ribbon, with a lc. on his face as if it could be written "accident" all over it.

"Melina? What a coincidence!" he stepped back, glanced at my door, and then looked at his own door. "I just bought a house, never expected it to be next to yours."

Chapter 17 New Neighbors

the market price, I

handed me the red

a small cart standing next to it, inside of

it was meant to be delivered to the

a few polite words, and made a couple of sarcastic

you had a wife,

away with

I...

speak out this

children ran out of the bedroom, and

previous Instagram or Antonio's Instagram, we both posted some pictures of

his reaction was as if

down to perform magic tricks for the children, those simple ones where he would grab a

were so surprised that they begged him to play a little

something to do, let's not disturb him." I glanced at the small

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hurry up and

them, it's like seeing my own kids!" Brenton said, smiling as he ruffled the two little heads. "I'll go and take care of something first, and

as

heard the words "ace" and

I heard "come back

next door! What's your

and performed several more magic

laugh out loud. They made plans to play together again the next day and Brenton said, "I hope you can