The Lies He Told Me (Grace and Antonio)

The Lies He Told Me 165

"Ph.D. graduation? Not a chance.

"Using the data I risked my life for, how dare you claim these honors?" I fumed to myself.

When Jarvis came to check on me, I directly asked him how to file a complaint. After a barrage of questions, he finally asked, "Who do you want to report?"

I didn't give a name and just hinted he'd find out soon enough.

After the divorce proceedings, on the day we finalized it, Eloise showed up clinging to Antonio. She had a tiny dog with her and was dressed head- to-toe in designer clothes. They even wore matching outfits.

The smug look on her face showed she was reveling in her long-

overdue triumph. "Grace, it's been a month since you left the hospital. Why do you still look so pale?" she asked, her tone laced with arrogance.

As Eloise reached out to take my hand, my eyes were immediately drawn to the dazzling gold bracelet on her wrist. It looked so familiar. I grabbed her wrist and turned it over.

It had my initials engraved on it. It was one of the pieces Antonio gave me when we got married.

He scolded me, saying I must have lost it,

over when I cried for not being able

you have a knack for stealing trash or

You really want him and his junk jewelry? What's next, dumpster diving

seem surprised, as if she had known it was mine all along. She brushed my hand aside, picked up the bracelet from the ground, and slowly slid it back on. "Calm down. I get that you can't have him, so you say these things to destroy him. Honestly,

way. Antonio and I

our engagement at my

venet

party. I

for... no, I should call you Grace

the news to me. Then she handed me the invitation. The word 'Beloved' glistened

pulled Antonio in for a kiss

Antonio shudder. He turned to look at

the engagement party date and submitted my complaint

and Antonio would receive quite a surprise

waiting. I started looking