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.

she leaves something in his car, it only leads

to anything at all. I don't feel the need to

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

suit are both done. You can try them on now. I can reserve a showroom for both

my mouth to say no, but Antonio is already heading inside with

dress. After changing into it, I head out to look at myself in the mirror. Antonio

"You don't

turn to the lady and hand her my phone. "Can you take a picture of

snap a picture. But just as the lady is about to click, his phone rings with that special ringtone. The ringtone for

mood already visibly

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

be on my

now!" she says before they

I hear his car roaring away. My heart breaks. I take a deep breath and reach for the scissors in the corner,

late now. One in the morning to be exact. I've already gone home alone, and that's the only time Antonio decides to send me

the

this is the first time Antonio took the time to tell me where he is. Since I'm cleaning

take a hot shower and go to bed,

morning, as I was on my way out to dumb my trash, I run into Antonio. He's marching towards my apartment with an angry expression. "Is

a breath. I know why he's upset. It's because I used to

slept.

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

glance falls on the trash bag on the floor. I open my mouth to

smiles and starts a voice message. "Hold on, Cici. I'm going to see you

enough, he

He just

come back. I'm tired, since I haven't eaten

I wash my hands.

I eat it, I notice that he's watching me

hungry?" he asks. "Why do

of the toast and shakes it into the bin. I watch him, mouth agape. The audacity is

for you for eight years," I say, "but I can't even have my full breakfast in peace without you making

a cold glance. "I own this house. I

you ate it. You simply have no

on his jacket and storms lout, leaving