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.

to get away from them, I was the first person he would come

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

this straw ring on my ring

this ring on my way here. Keep it, as if we were already married, OK? Will you not forget about

feel he

turned around and was about to

my family gets rich again, you'll come back

anymore, you can return this ring to

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

point, I was pretty sure I had let go

love with him for years, so it wasn't easy for

of his wedding, I still held out

I knew that I wanted to be done with him, once and for

and stared at that ring. He also

round, his

and splashed onto the shabby

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

will you forgive me this time?

hand and slowly wiped the remaining

was kinder to you than she was

did you pay her

those are old grudges

fathers' generation

is not

heard and seen

true!

then tell me, what is the

Dad's mistress, but you slept with her anyway: The things you promised me, you gave them

poured all those words out, all I could see from his face