The Lies He Told Me (Grace and Antonio)

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Grace's POV

Time seems to slow down. Antonio pushes me out of the way as Cecilia collapses on the floor. He flips

her on her back, lifting her into his arms and rushing her to the hospital as soon as the elevator doors open.

I pick up my phone, still in shock. The screen is shattered because of his push, but I just go out of the building and all for a taxi to meet up with the property manager.

Time passes, and now I'm back to the office. I sit down, and immediately I see a package on the table. It's a cheesecake in a jar, and it's from Antonio. I frown at it, knowing that I've seen this exact thing somew Half an hour ago, I saw this same cheesecake in a jar on Cecilia's

instagram, even though she must have been taken to the hospital because of her recent fall.

Still, I check my instagram again to see if I saw everything right, and I

did.

"Sweets from my sweet baby," the caption says, showing a bunch of little sweets in jars that are very similar to the one I have on my table right.

now.

Antonio swings by to my office casually, looking at the dessert on my

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table and frowning when he sees that it's unopened and ignored.

"Grace?"

he asks. “Why didn't you open this? Do you not want to eat it? What's with all the coldness today? I'm pretty sure I didn't do anything to incur your wrath."

I don't reply to him. I just get up and head to my printer. "Excuse

me, I need to print my documents. You can leave now if you want."

He leaves indeed, and when I come back with my papers, he's not there

anymore.

The only

thing that he left behind is a note that says, "When you're done with the attitude, come and see me."

That pushes me to the edge> I crumple the note and dump it in

the trash along with the dessert he gave me. I can't do this anymore. I can't have them in my life anymore.

I print out a resignation letter and head to my director's office. She reads it and stares at me.

"Are you sure about this?" she asks. "Because you're one of the good ones. here and I would hate for you to leave." "I'm sure about this," I tell her.

her no choice but to accept

still have to render a week of

all treat me to dinner, knowing that it might be a while until

sad to see me go. "We will miss you, Grace. I really hope you stay in contact with us because we want to hear

promise." I say,

rings. Since everyone's phones are on the table for a little bet on whose person calls first, everyone sees. They all laugh, and Harris answers the call. "Hello? What do you want with Grace? "Harris!" I try to say, but then Antonio's angry voice

sigh, taking the phone from Harris. "I'm eating out with friends. Is

I'll go and

he ends the

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fight and I want none of it, I send him my location. The dinner is cut short, and yet

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at my phone and check Cecilia's socials. Like I expected, there are updates about her on her story. She's sick, and

believed he would be there.

when the early morning rolls in, I get

you get up and make me something to eat? I'm feeling some

take a deep breath. "And since when do you like pasta? You

for ecilia, and he's basically using me as a maid to

and tries to rouse me from my sleep, but I just push

the memories flood back.

scar because of

school caught fire and I was stick

leave my body. I get up, but to

stops me. He looks guilty. "It can wait until later. I don't

You can make it later when

bedroom. "Well, aside from the pasta, is

so say that. "Um, nothing

is still dark, so

that he will give to her. He sits at the counter and watches me, looking nervous. "I forgot to tell you. I have a business trip

"I hope you have a

your parents before I go," he says. "We can talk about the

plate down in front

necessary."

at me. "Why

gone back from their vacation

me. It seems that he wants to say something but he's debating it.

saying anything, he leaves the kitchen

to leave in

resignation is finalized when

office,

put away everything little by little so Antonio won't know. Antonio shows up and drives me to a

food for me, but he's

to be happy. He cuts my

wine?"