The Lies He Told Me (Grace and Antonio)

The Lies He Told Me 156

"OK. The case you reported about the illegal excavation at the castle caused quite a stir, and the suspect has been arrested and sentenced to three years. "That guy's called Antonio Kaufinan, and he seems a bit familiar.

"By the way, he has the same surname as your ex-

fiance. And he was a history professor. How could he do such a thing?"

I shook my head and replied calmly, "I don't know him."

After some small talk with my boss, I hung up.

Having packed my bags and said bye to my friends. I boarded the cruise ship back home. After a month at sea, I returned to New York.

In the past six months in Antarctica. I had let go of the past. From now on. I'd only live for myself.

I rented a place near the TV station.

The next day. I went back to the station. After handing over work to my colleagues, I bought a bouquet of flowers and went to the cemetery.

Standing in front of my mom's tombstone, I found it spotless-

surrounded by flowers and her favorite desserts.

I stared at the photo of me, Levi, and Mom on

the tombstone before. looking away, as calm as ever.

After a long time, I p down the bouquet and turned around, only to see Levi behind

me.

a year since we last saw each

seemed crushed. He

to look me in the eye,

husky voice of his carried obvious

shirt hem and forced a

got arrested, he chased Roxanne and her parents away. And

excited as he spoke but suddenly broke into

saw my

only one I have,

I had been worried sick about you the last six months you've been gone." He covered his face and cried, tears dripping down his chin and wetting his collar. "Please, Grace. Don't

He fell on his

crying his eyes out and hugging my calf, begging

I pushed him away. "But back then, I was all alone too. Even so, you

and have feelings. I'm not some toy

"Ask yourself.

did you do to me for Roxanne's sake in

the ground, trembling all over, his sunken eyes filled with despair

he began to tear at his dry, peeling

around, and his resolute voice came

You're my

and guard you forever, giving up everything for you including

certain, reminding me of the time when he

rental

I went out to my

die since high school.

isolated me, and my bestie, was the only one who hung

the past few days since I came back, I heard what had happened