The Lies He Told Me (Grace and Antonio)

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Grace had been by Antonio's side for ten years, and she'd heard every kind. of sneer and taunt there was. She was past being bothered by them.

She was trying to think of something to say when Devin, standing right. there with her, didn't back down but met Antonio's gaze straight on.

"Antonio, what you said isn't right. In the Hudson family, we believer everyone is equal. There's no hierarchy. Grace and I are a perfect match, and she's no longer tied to the Kaufman family. You're way out of li Antonio was left speechless, his face turning red from embarrassment.

He clenched his fists, his face twisted in anger.

His buddies, sensing things were getting ugly, hurried over to pull him away.

With his anger boiling over, Antonio hurled harsh words at

Grace. "If your marry him today, don't ever step into the Kaufman's place again!"

Under his furious glare, Grace nodded gently, a faint smile on her lips. “Mr. Kaufman, don't worry. It's a given.”

Hearing her faint voice, Antonio felt

like his efforts were in was hitting a wall of fluff. in as if he

With a dark look, he gave her one last, long look, then pushed past everyone, and stormed off.

quickly cleaned up the mess, and Devin breathed a sigh

the party to go on, he

the two of them, a couple still finding their

with regret as she met Devin's gaze, her voice heavy with apologies. "I'm sorry. I didn't know he'd cause such a scene at the wedding. It's all

shook his head, his expression warm and

and we will face this together. It's over, so don't feel guilty or blame yourself." Grace knew it was all connected to her,

hadn't been for me, things wouldn't have gotten this out of hand. With

bet Mr. and Mrs. Hudson are

still upset, Devin

put his arm around her, comforting her softly, "Still calling them Mr. and Mrs. Hudson? My parents are kind and understanding. They'd only blame the Kaufman family and feel sorry for you, their new

water, Grace started to regain her composure. To

on the table and

you hurt yourself when you

you

noticed such a small detail and

some tissues, gently wiping away the dirt from

filled with concern. "When did you get this injury?

car on the phone. Did you have

look on his face, she didn't want

almost healed. It doesn't