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?"

no money

I

card before, so it was not possible

comfort me, saying, "Don't worry, Dr. Kaufman can cover this.

Just then, someone handed over a bank card. "I will take care

and saw a

my first boyfriend. I had not seen him in years, but I recognized

dressed in a white coat and glasses. After paying

shocked and surprised that I couldn't even thank him before he

All is ok now," the cashier said

a sense of urgency propelled me to call a friend

My friend was

be alive. Can you do me a favor please? Tam about to check out from the hospital and I think

of course! Give me some minutes and I will get you the info, I already have your

and I thanked him.

funneled the entire

to process the information, feeling a lump in

I remembered seeing something on Eloise's social media accounts. She was flaunting something new she had

'secret admirer."

Was that from Antonio?

for the latest Hermes bag with Antonio while I couldn't even afford my

hurt, so I went through my phone to find

called me out

with her award