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

a week of service," she says. "After that, I

of me leaving spread in my department. They all treat me to dinner, knowing that it might be a while until

friend in the department. Harris, is sad to see me go. "We will miss you, Grace. I really hope

I say,

They all laugh, and Harris answers the call. "Hello? What do you want with Grace? "Harris!" I try to say, but then

out with friends. Is that not

I'll go and pick

that, he ends the

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

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I expected, there are updates about her

why I believed he would be there. I

early morning rolls in, I get woken

Can you get up and make

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

that, because I know immediately that it's for ecilia, and he's basically

hand and tries to rouse me from my sleep, but I just push his hand off. I touch his scar,

the memories flood back.

got that scar because of

fire and I was stick

sleep leave my body. I

looks guilty. "It can wait

You can make it later when you

get out of the bedroom. "Well, aside from the pasta, is there anything

expect me so say that. "Um, nothing else. Nothing

dark, so

the counter and watches me, looking nervous. "I forgot to tell you. I have a business trip to London next week It's still on Monday, so there's no need to panic

not panicking," I say blandly. "I hope

I go," he says. "We can talk

down in front of him.

necessary."

at me. "Why not?

haven't gone back

he wants to say something but he's

he leaves the kitchen to answer the

to leave in

resignation is finalized when

the office,

I have put away everything little by little so Antonio won't know. Antonio

food for me, but

one who seems to be happy. He cuts my steak

wine?"