The Lies He Told Me (Grace and Antonio)

That night. Antonio came to me. I thought he wanted to learn more about the truth from me, since he realized that Celia had been lying to him. But I was wrong. He said, "Grace, Celia is innocent. Will you drop the case?"

I couldn't help but laugh.

I was impressed. Antonio still trusted her after all that had happened.

But, all of a sudden. I felt bad when I saw him looking so haggard.

After the Kaufman Group survived from going bankrupt, Antonio was never in a low spirit again. At least, that was what I had remembered of him.

I rubbed the straw ring in my pocket and changed the topic.

"When did it start? I mean you and her."

There was a trace of guilt on his face. Then, he subconsciously denied it.

I knew he would deny it. So, I showed him the footage of them kissing from a few years ago.

His face changed color as he saw it.

"Grace, I can explain it. It's not like what you think..."

I took out the straw ring

from my pocket, deadpan. I grabbed his hand and placed that small ring on his palm.

?While the Kaufmans were going through their darkest days, countless

debt collectors were after them. Antonio was just a kid at the time, but he was not spared.

?

Debt collectors would block the door of his rental home. They would frighten him and force him to tell them where his parents were.

them, I was the first person he would

and said. "Grace, my family is broke now. I can't provide you with

he put this straw ring on my

here. Keep it, as if

could feel he really didn't want to

cried, he turned around and was about to

my family gets rich again, you'll come back

this ring to me. I will let you go, even if it

kid at the time, but somehow I wanted to be with Antonio

got to this point, I was pretty sure I had let

so it wasn't easy for me

I still held out the last shred of hope for our

that I wanted to be done

stared at that ring. He also remembered hist promise to me

eyes went round,

jaw and splashed onto the

wiped the tears from it and nervously clutched my hands, looking like a little boy afraid

you forgive me this time? I swear I will

my hand and slowly wiped the remaining tears from his

was so good to you. She was kinder to you than she was to me. Before she died, her last wish was to see

how did you pay her

those are old grudges

generation

is not

heard

true!

tell me,

but you slept with her anyway: The things you promised me, you gave them to Celia Without a second thought. Yet, you called

all I could see from his face was guilt