The Lies He Told Me (Grace and Antonio)

In the beginning, Antonio turned Celia down. He would rudely push her away and shout at

her with the worst cuss words he knew.

But, day by day, Antonio grew less resistant to Celia's pursuit.

Sometimes, as she cried and pretended to fall to the ground, he would rush over and protect her in his arms.

He loathed and despised her, but somehow he had grown tender and indulgent towards her.

It all happened within 2 years.

Funny, wasn't it?

I had known Antonio for more than 20 years, and we had been together for more than 10 years. But it only took 2 years for Celia to take him from

me!

While they were preparing for their wedding, Celia came to me once.

With a pair of sparkling eyes, she smiled at me so innocently.

She said, "Grace, do you see it now? Your poor mom couldn't beat my mom. Now, you can't beat me!"

I smiled and then took a few big steps forward. I grabbed her by the collar and gave her a dozen slaps.

Celia wailed and her voice was so shrill that Antonio came over to check on her.

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wounds in a panic, and then, he

"You are a vicious one! She's so ill. How could you

with a straight face. The

now.

to have mixed feelings, and

for 2 seconds, then she burst into

is this why you call me over? To set me up

wanna make peace with you before I die. Can

Antonio

SO

in his arms

gentleness. He bowed

glared at me with

I can come back to you if you

had said this, he picked Celia up, carried her out, and rushed to the

and pain

again, Antonio chose to believe Celia and

for a long time, and then, I slowly looked up at

Chapter 1

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quickly.

banned me from the wedding so I would not ruin it for

held my

video chat with Janet. At the same time.

was focused

tall and handsome in that suit. It was exactly the