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.

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

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

he cried, he put this

way here. Keep it, as if we were already

I could feel he

he cried, he turned around and was about to run away. But he

rich again, you'll come back

marry me anymore, you can return this ring to me. I

somehow I wanted to

point, I was pretty sure I

with him for years, so it wasn't easy for me to

wedding, I still held out the last shred of hope for our

I wanted to be done with

ring. He also remembered hist promise to me as

went round, his

jaw and splashed onto the

clutched my hands, looking like a little

you forgive me this time? I swear I will stop

hand and slowly wiped the remaining tears from his

she was to

did you pay her

those are old grudges

generation

is not

heard and seen

true!

tell me, what is

The things you promised me, you gave them to Celia Without a second thought. Yet, you called me vicious

out, all I could see from his face