The Lies He Told Me (Grace and Antonio)

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By the weekend. Grace packed her things and left the Kaufman's residence.

Carrying her suitcase, she happened to bump into Antonio as he was coming home. She wanted to avoid seeing him, but now she had to talk to him.

Noticing his serious stare, she put down the suitcase and explained briefly. "Mr. Kaufman, since I'm married, I plan to move out."

Antonio's voice was icy. "Don't make

your marriage the topic of every conversation. Do you think I'll forget? And also, you're not part of this family, so feel free to move out whenever you like."

His words hurt her. Where was the Antonio who had made love to her so many times? The man in front of her was not the same.

Grace sensed his anger and didn't say anything more about the topic.

"Before you 'move' though, I have next week off and will be vacationing in Drakoria with Livia. Make a travel plan for us.

She just nodded, moving her suitcase aside, and walking to his study room where she sat and started to take notes.

From the hotel to personnel, from the weather to preferences, Antonio talked for over half an hour, going into meticulous detail.

Having known him for ten years, Grace was seeing for the first time how much he cared

about someone.

Looking at the pages and pages of annotations in her hand, organized in her head everything she needed to do and who she had to call in order of priority.

to take her too long, because she had organized trips for Antonio before, so she had contacts to most of the people she needed to reach. She took a

beautiful. It was a city nestled

is a breathtaking spectacle of glistening glaciers and

of dreams, a place where the beauty of nature meets the

had mentioned several times that she wanted. to go there and even

ancient stone structures and modern glass edifices. She

she pleaded, Antonio never agreed. He always said he was too busy with work to

and she resigned to the thought that she never

everything for Antonio and Livia, and for the next seven days, without the constant phone

photos every day, covering everything from landscapes to cuisine, and from selfies to

sent her an

take Grace to see a new place

she was very polite and quiet. They headed to

two houses, an emergency

on her own in the huge Villa, Grace found the place to be incredible, but she had seen enough, and decided to

the door, she heard two familiar voices outside, probably next to the

you suddenly decide to buy me

don't you? This place is located in

by Antonio' kindness, Livia didn't refuse anymore. "How sweet.

You're as

Grace coming out of the residential house next to them. "What are you doing here?" she asked.

turned furious. "Are you spying on

to run into Antonio and hastily explained, "No, I

how much the