The Lies He Told Me (Grace and Antonio)

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"Crazy woman!"

Mylie thought Grace was just messing with her, angrily hanging up the phone.

She took a deep breath to calm herself. With a sly grin, Mylie quietly circled behind the couch, took Antonio's phone from the jacket draped over the back, turned it off, and placed it back into the pocket.

She thought, "Heh, you think you can take this man away from me? Not a chance!"

Then, Mylie smirked in satisfaction and leaned in to wrap her arms around Antonio's neck, pouting, "Honey, we're done here. Can we go check out the next store?"

"OK."

The whole day passed with Mylie keeping Antonio busy all th time.

Whenever Antonio seemed about to check his phone, Mylie would bring up a new

topic or interlock her fingers with his tc distract him.

By evening, Antonio still had no idea his world had fallen apart.

As night fell, their car finally headed home.

Mylie, feigning shyness, made a playful offer, "Honey, how

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about staying at my place tonight? I've learned so many new tricks for you."

rejected her, "Not tonight,

on, I promise I'll make it worth

voice sharp as

her lip, her eyes welling up

was how Antonio

her anything she wanted, but in the

this when he was with

jealousy rising in her chest and snuggled up to him, saying in a submissive voice, "Okay, if you don't want to, I won't push. Don't be mad,

Antonio's face remained

his tie,

snack store flashing by on the roadside and

and asked the clerk to pack one of each type of

if he gave Grace her favorite snacks, she would forgive him and not be upset

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Antonio knew exactly why he was feeling

was an important day for his wife, yet in a moment of impulse,

to go

and

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himself that he must make it up to Grace, spend time with her, and

that decision,

of Grace's gentle, beautiful face, he couldn't

gaze inadvertently landed on the large

showed thick smoke billowing, with a car engulfed in fierce flames, almost reduced to a wreck. The image was both shocking and disturbing. Suddenly, Antonio's

to look closer when the clerk distracted him.

again, the scene had shifted to

minutes later, Antonio returned

The house was dark.