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

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

leaving spread in my department. They all treat me to

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

promise." I say,

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 comes

Harris. "I'm eating out

your location. I'll go and pick

he ends

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that this will cause a fight and I want none of it, I send him my location. The dinner is cut short, and yet even when the restaurant

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

why I believed he would be there. I just undress and clean up, eager to come to

when the early morning rolls in, I get woken

and make

since when do you

need to answer that, because I know immediately that it's for ecilia, and he's basically using

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

the memories flood back.

got that scar

me when the school caught fire

makes all the sleep leave my body. I get

He looks guilty. "It can wait until

make it later

bedroom.

so say that. "Um, nothing

dark,

sits at 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 or anything. I will still be with

say blandly. "I hope you have

we can have dinner with your parents before I go," he says. "We can talk about the

setting the plate down in front of him. "That

necessary."

at me. "Why not?

haven't gone back from their vacation

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

the kitchen to answer the

hurries to leave in

finalized when Friday

office, still carrying

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

food for

one who seems to be happy. He cuts my steak for

wine?"