The Lies He Told Me (Grace and Antonio)

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Antonio's voice from the recording was loud enough for everyone to hear. "Honestly, I bought some top-

notch knockoffs for Eloise. Never imagined she'd be so eager to spend money on me.

"Not everything was fake, though. I played it smart, mixing in some real stuff to avoid getting caught. Once she'd shown them off, I'd swap the real ones for fakes and sell them. Never lost a dime."

I figured Eloise would recognize that voice.

She started eyeing the Hermes bag. Just as she walked

over, her Ph.D. advisor's wife said, "The one in your hand is fake. The new collection isn't even out yet. How could he have bought it?"

Her gaze then shifted to Eloise's face.

While the others stood dumbfounded, she slapped Eloise hard across the face.

She then switched the video, showing Eloise making out with the Ph.D. advisor. Eloise was utterly devastated, and so was Antonio.

Antonio kept saying

that everything he had bought Eloise was real. I stepped in, followed by the top-

tier appraiser, well-known among the ladies who had purchased luxury items.

I snatched the bag from Eloise and handed it to the appraiser. After examining it, he declared, "Just a nice knockoff."

Antonio shot back, "The store clerk tricked me. I was just a victim."

I smiled and nodded, then grabbed Eloise's hand and showed the bracelet.

I scratched it hard, and the color came off.

Another blow to Eloise.

and asked why,

a daze, seemingly unaware that using me for experiments without my

down and hid, thinking it had nothing to do with

said, "You're an accomplice. Did you think you could get away with it?" Antonio nearly roared at me, trying to hit me, but

took Antonio

solid evidence,

a wonderful party! After this, I took Jarvis out for

restaurant, Jarvis looked at me and asked, "If I tried to win you over again, would you say yes?" I teased, "I'm not sure. Try and we'll find out." Jarvis smiled

at the law firm. On my 30th birthday. Antonio was released from prison. He showed up, a shadow of his former self, hoping to patch things

filed lawsuits to investigate all his assets, which were now frozen. Desperate, he could only

I took as a lawyer was a compensation claim after their tragic

satisfaction knowing they got what

When Antonio's mother came

sent

Fife

My! got better after leaving that jerk behind. This was the ultimate

husband

woman.

into the study after her shower, still stuck in this

in paperwork. He glanced up, a

paces away, and gently asked. "Tomorrow is Omar's birthday. Will you

come," Grace said without

was the only time Antonio's head snapped up,

his reaction, and it struck her

trying to sound casual. "I've got three surgeries lined up tomorrow, so I won't make it back. You guys have a great time...." Omar, their

you mean?" Antonio asked

her son and her