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.

had been half a year since we last saw each other; he looked way thinner,

spirit seemed crushed. He appeared much

cautious voice, not daring to look me in the eye,

voice of

shirt hem and forced a smile. "No one's

he chased Roxanne and her parents away.

excited as he spoke but suddenly broke into tears

saw my

the only one I have, Grace. I was

months you've been gone." He covered his face and cried, tears

He fell on his

eyes out and

I pushed him away. "But back then, I was all alone too. Even so, you hated my guts and wished me

and have feelings. I'm

"Ask yourself.

Roxanne's sake in the

trembling all over, his sunken eyes filled with

dry, peeling lips and still wouldn't stop until they

it. I turned around, and his resolute voice

You're

I'll protect you and guard you forever, giving up everything for you including my

time when he promised to protect Roxanne. But I simply didn't need

back to my rental place and cleaned

out to my best friend's wedding. She

die since high school.

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

the past few days since I came back, I heard what had happened to Roxanne, Elise, and Peter from