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

her lips as her

she heard Omar's sobs. "Kendra. I thought I'd lost you forever. Promise me you'll

shut her eyes,

When Grace opened

eyes again, she was back in Drelar Hospital. Russell, noticing her awake,

them, "She's in stable condition. A few more days here, and she'll be on the mend." Grace observed Russell,

have aged years in just a few days,

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

was probably a good thing. When she recovered, it would be time to

in a

and Omar were there, just as she expected. Antonio's expression shifted when

his tone was too evident. Antonio paused,

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

made it

fire burning in her

a fight, let alone hurt Kendra. Besides, they guarded Kendra fiercely. Grace got straight to the point with Antonio, "When

mine, and everything else, including the kid, is all yours she said, her tone firm. Antonio's face clouded over, and he paused

a puzzled glance and questioned, "Do I look

can marry anyone you like, and Omar can choose his own mom. It

balled his

I want Kendra to be my mom!" With that. he made a point of rushing ove and clinging to

said, "Grace, you

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