The Lies He Told Me (Grace and Antonio)

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Grace's POV

My fiance, who I will marry in a few weeks, is with another woman.

While I'm right here, trying to weave through my asthma attack, he's right there dancing with her.

His eyes are glued to her, failing to spare me a single glance, even though my chest is heaving up and down and I can barely breathe.

I've been in love with Antonio for eight years now. And for a while it felt like he was in love with me. But everything changed when that woman showed up.

Now, it seems like I barely exist to him.

Only when their dance is finished does he go back to me. But even then, he just leaves to go home with me. I get in the car, and once I open the glove box, I find a diamond ring.

"What is this?" I ask.

He immediately snatches it away from my grasp. "It's not for you."

I nod, keeping all my emotions at bay until he reaches the corner of the road. "Pull up over here, please."

"What for?" he asks, but I don't answer him. I just head to the shop in the distance.

A few months ago, I decided to have a wedding dress custom-

made for me. But now, I don't think I have any use for it. I just need to have the whole thing canceled and destroyed.

But just as I walk into the shop, Antonio follows me.

He shoves my coat on my face, shouting, "Why do you always leave your stuff, Grace? I'm tired of picking

up after you."

Antonio is a neat freak. He doesn't like when I leave some of my stuff in his car.

But I look at the coat he tries to give me, and I notice something. "That's not my coat."

His irritation vanishes at once. He picks it up, his expression now considerably softer than when we started talking.

I know that it's because the coat belongs to Cecilia Smith.

his

between me and Antonio. This time, however, it doesn't lead to anything at all. I don't feel

and smile at the lady. "HI, I'm the one

dress and the suit are both done. You can try them on now. I can reserve a showroom

mouth to say no, but Antonio is already heading

my dress. After changing into it, I head out to look at

don't look

the lady and hand her my phone. "Can you

gets ready to snap a picture. But just as the lady is

mood already visibly improved. "Hello.

need my coat," she says sweetly. "Oh, if you can just give it back to me, I

be on my way"

you right now!" she says before they hang

me, he leaves, still in his suit. I hear his car roaring away. My heart breaks. I take a deep

home alone, and that's the only time Antonio decides to send me a

at the bar,"

first time Antonio took the time to tell

take a hot shower and go to bed, immediately

on my way out to dumb my trash, I run into Antonio. He's marching towards

It's because I used to call him nonstop when he goes out late, and last night,

slept.

expecting to see something. Then, he notices my wall. "Hold on. We used to have a picture here.

open my mouth to tell him that

starts a voice message. "Hold on, Cici. I'm

enough, he doesn't

just watches

tired, since I

I wash my hands.

I eat it, I notice that he's

you really that hungry?" he asks. "Why do you need to

the toast and shakes it into the bin. I

say, "but I can't even have my full breakfast in peace without you making a big deal about

"I own this house. I make

before you

head, he puts on his jacket