The Lies He Told Me (Grace and Antonio)

Chapter 174

The Lies He Told Me 174

With the aftershocks finally over, a heavy silence set in. "Help me!"

Grace was buried under the wreckage

and surrounded by darkness. Her breaths were getting shallower.

Lost in time, she was jolted back to reality by a child's cry. "Kendra! I want Kendra!" She came to with a start, shouting as loud as she could,

'We're here... Please help!"

Her shouts drew the rescue team, who rushed to their location. They started

clearing the rubble, and a thin ray of light pierced the darkness.

A glimmer of hope sparked in Grace's chest, but it was dashed when she heard the rescuers. "Mr. Kaufman, Dr. Parrish and Dr. Jermyn are trapped under the same slab. If we lift one side, the other will crush th Omar choked with tears, "Save Kendra! I need Kendra!"

Omar's plea stabbed Grace's heart. For a moment, she felt everything slipping away. Her own child had picked someone else over her in a time of crisis.

Antonio's response was slow in coming.

The rescuers' urgency grew. "Mr. Kaufman, we can't wait! If another tremor hits, we'll lose them both!" It was then that Antonio's voice cut through the tension, cold and firm, "Save Dr. Jermyn."

Grace's world darkened as she closed her eyes, giving in to despair. The rescuers focused on lifting the slab to reach Kendra.

The slab shifted, crushing Grace with brutal force, worsening her injuries. Blood

lips as her

before the darkness took her, she heard Omar's sobs. "Kendra. I thought I'd lost you

her eyes, and darkness took

When Grace opened

back in Drelar Hospital. Russell, noticing

and reassured them, "She's in stable condition. A few more days here, and she'll be on

aged years in just a few days, by her bedside. Tears brimmed in

as he said, "Grace, you've been through so much. Get some rest and don't worry about anything." Grace closed her eyes, offering

he'd figured it out. That was probably

in a

ward for the first time. Antonio and Omar were there, just

paused, as

offered a wry grin. "I'm tough. I won't go down

it clear she wasn't wanted. "What are you doing here? You can't hurt

a fire

they guarded Kendra fiercely. Grace got straight to the point with Antonio, "When can we head to the courthouse and wrap

what's mine, and everything else, including the kid, is all yours she said, her tone firm. Antonio's

puzzled glance and

like, and Omar can choose his own mom. It has nothing to do with me." Omar's eyes widened in surprise, tears starting to

balled his fists,

want you either! I want Kendra to be my mom!" With that. he made

feigning concern as she said, "Grace, you

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