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.

in his car, it only leads to

doesn't lead to anything

smile at the lady. "HI, I'm

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

to say no, but Antonio is already heading inside with

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

"You don't look good in

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

to snap a picture. But just as the lady is

answers without walking away, his mood already visibly improved. "Hello.

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

be on my

now!" she says before

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

One in the morning to be exact. I've already gone home alone, and that's the

the bar," it

took the time to tell me where

just take a hot shower and go to bed, immediately

dumb my trash, I run into Antonio. He's marching towards my apartment with an angry expression.

know why he's upset. It's because I used to call him nonstop when he goes out

slept.

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

my mouth to tell him that

on, Cici. I'm going to see you right away.

he

just watches me

tired, since I haven't eaten dinner or breakfast, so I grab the toast

I wash my hands.

I notice that

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

into the bin. I watch him, mouth

even have my full breakfast in peace without

"I own

You didn't even ask me before you

puts on his