The Lies He Told Me (Grace and Antonio)

The Lies He Told Me 161

"Excuse me, I need to make a call." I dialed Antonio's number, but he hung up before I could say a word.

I tried several times, always with the same result. It even checked if my phone was working, and it was, it even

had a full battery.

Finally, Eloise answered and said, "Antonio is cooking for me right now. If it's urgent, call back later."

Then she hung up. Were they together all this time?

Without hesitation I tried to find some money in my purse, I remembered I had some when I was hospitalized. The money wasn't there.

I tried using his card, only to find it deactivated.

Desperate, I rummaged through my bag and found the card with

10,000 dollars that my parents had

given me when I got married. It was originally meant for our future children, the ones we never had.

Yes, when we married we had planned to have a big family with many children. We had many dreams that now have been shattered.

Having lost all hope in this marriage, I handed the card to the hospital. cashier.

A few minutes later, I saw the cashier frown, so I asked anxiously, "Is there a problem with the card?"

money left on

way!" I

before, so it was not possible to

me, saying, "Don't worry, Dr. Kaufman can cover this. Why don't you

feeling utterly helpless. Just then, someone handed over a bank card. "I will take care of

head and

first boyfriend. I had not seen

a white coat and glasses. After paying for me, he left without a

even thank him before he left, which

now," the cashier said with

card, and a sense of urgency propelled me to call a friend at

how are you feeling? I heard the surgery was a success!" My friend was so

alive. Can you do me a favor please? Tam about to check out from the hospital and I think my card is not

I will get you the info, I already have your data here," he quickly

and I thanked him.

a reply, "Antonio funneled the

struggled to process the information, feeling a lump in

Eloise's social media accounts. She

'secret admirer."

Was that from Antonio?

stung even more. She went out shopping for the latest Hermes bag with Antonio while I couldn't even

phone to find the picture and I liked her post

after Antonio called

by liking her post? She bought that Hermes bag with her award money from an experiment. Maybe you