The Lies He Told Me (Grace and Antonio)

Part 3:

Five months pregnant, I got called back to the hospital for an emergency C- section on New Year's Eve

Halfway through the surgery, I heard a man's desperate voice from the door

"Sar! Don't be scared. I'm here! After you have the baby, I'll marry you, okay?"

The familiar voice made me freeze for a bit.

As soon as the surgery was done, the guy rushed in to hold

Sarah Mitchell with red-rimmed eyes.

Seeing his face, I recognized who he was-

my husband of five years, Antonio Kaufman.

I stared at him, stunned.

After a moment, I rasped out, "Congrats. It's a 2.86-kilo baby boy."

Antonio didn't even glance at the baby, let alone notice me.

"Sweetie, thank you for giving me a son. You're my one and only. Sar, I love you."

He trembled with excitement as he pecked Sarah's forehead.

It was so sincere and beautiful.

Exactly like the scene I had dreamed of when I imagined giving birth.

Except, I wasn't the one in the spotlight.

Chapters

A few newly recruited nurses whispered to each other, their faces full of

admiration.

"They're so in love! I've never seen a man go to his wife first after childbirth!"

She's dead lucky to have

trembled all over, my blood

had been peeling shrimp for me at

relatives teased him for being

he wasn't bothered

gently wiping the corner of my mouth, he said, "Since Grace got pregnant, she's been craving everything. I'm always the one peeling her shrimp. If I don't, she

didn't say

dad offered him a toast, he actually

The smell of alcohol is gonna turn her stomach. As her husband, I gotta

I felt so touched.

that was

watching as the nurse wheeled Sarah into

bestie, yanked off my

some kind of misunderstanding between

down, tears welling up in

look when I told

I thought he was just overwhelmed

he held me tight, kissing my

to be

planning to quit my job, his face darkened, his

it be too hard

affect your work, and you'll have a

If

we can go get an

I turned him down.

I couldn't help

Turned

the

suggestion about getting an abortion were

It made sense, though.

he'd have

One would be easier.

One from his beloved.

changed out of my scrubs. On my way out, I passed by Sarah's ward. Seeing them cuddling up together,

I left the hospital. Chloe pulled up

my hand resting on my

was hoarse