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

and Antonio. This time, however, it doesn't lead to anything

smile at the lady. "HI, I'm the one who came. in for a

lady says. "Your wedding dress and the suit are both done. You can try them on now. I can reserve a

no, but Antonio is

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

"You don't look

her my

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

away, his mood already

coat," she says sweetly. "Oh, if you can just give

my

just kiss you right now!"

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

exact. I've already gone home alone, and that's the only time Antonio decides to send

at the bar," it

took the time to tell me where he is. Since I'm cleaning the house,

take a hot shower and

I run into Antonio. He's marching towards my apartment with an angry expression. "Is your phone broken

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

slept.

apartment, looking around like he's expecting to see something. Then, he notices my wall. "Hold on. We used to have a picture here.

falls on the trash bag on the floor. I open my mouth to tell him that I've

message. "Hold on, Cici. I'm

enough, he

He just watches me

tired, since I haven't eaten dinner or

I wash my hands.

I eat it, I notice that he's watching

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

into the

have

"I own this house.

You didn't even ask me before you ate it. You simply have

puts on his