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.

leaves something in his car, it only

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

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

both done. You can try

Antonio is already heading

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

frowns. "You don't look

hand her my phone. "Can

walking towards me as the lady gets ready to snap a picture. But just as the lady is about to click, his phone rings with that special ringtone. The

his mood

she says sweetly. "Oh, if you can just

my way"

now!"

in his suit. I hear his car roaring away. My heart breaks. I take a deep breath

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

the bar," it

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

hot shower and go to bed, immediately falling

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

know why he's upset. It's because I used

slept.

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

bag on the floor. I open my mouth to tell

voice message. "Hold on, Cici. I'm going to see you right

he

just watches

since I haven't eaten

I wash my hands.

eat it, I notice that he's

asks. "Why do

the toast and shakes it into the bin. I watch him, mouth

you for eight years," I say, "but I can't even have

cold glance. "I own this house. I

even ask me before you ate

he puts on his jacket and