The Lies He Told Me (Grace and Antonio)

Chapter47

In Astonburg.

The instant Antonio stepped back into the villa, he focused on Alison's

expression, scrutinizing every minuscule change without the slightest oversight.

To his great disappointment, though, she still looked calm, without even the faintest flicker of emotion.

He had no idea that Alison was inwardly calm at this moment.

She hadn't returned to rekindle old affections; rather, she was here to exact revenge.

Just then, a sound rang out.

A petite figure burst out of the kitchen, her face beaming with joy. "Antonio, you're finally home!"

It was Mylie, clad in an apron, looking every bit the housewife.

However, in the very next second, the spatula in Mylie's hand clattered to the ground.

She gaped at Alison in horror, her expression contorting in an instant, and then she shrieked, “What? Who the hell are you? Are you a ghost? Weren't you supposed to be dead?" Alison's eyes were brimming with mockery, and the corners of her mouth curled up ever so slightly.

darkened, and he seethed with

subordinates hastened over. "Sorry, Mr. Kaufman. We got distracted for a moment, and she managed to slip out of the villa. We'll take her away

in a

about the child? Are you

let me out and give me a chance to make amends for

and commanded harshly, "What are you waiting for? Take

"Yes, sir!"

Mylie's howling faded away, the

his guilty conscience, had a fine sheen of sweat on his forehead. He forced a fawning smile and said, "Grace, you must be exhausted after such a long trip. Let me take you upstairs to res Alison saw right through his intentions and

must be Mylie, right? It doesn't seem like you loved

pang in his heart and quickly stammered

I had no idea she

She simply turned around and walked

waiting in the car

for seven or eight days

meet. her. But Alison never replied, leaving him completely engulfed in his

that her consent to return to Astonburg with him

he realized he'd been far too

Antonio immediately

Alison: "Happy birthday. I've prepared a

dwell on its meaning, he caught a glimpse of a familiar figure emerging from