The Lies He Told Me (Grace and Antonio)

The Lies He Told Me 202

After hanging up. Grace grabbed the hairdryer and dried her hair to the beat of a cheerful tune.

Devin walked in and saw her grinning. His lips curved up too. He sauntered over. handing her a tube of ointment.

She examined it, checking out the ingredients, while he fetched a cotton swab from the cabinet and settled next to her.

"What's this for?"

"Scar healing. It works wonders."

It warmed Grace's heart that he remembered her leg scars.

Devin asked her to pull up her pant leg, then applied the ointment to a swab, and gently smoothed it on her scar.

His careful attention brought a flicker of feeling to her eyes.

After a pause, she found the courage to ask a question that had been bugging her.

to escape the Kaufman family, you agreed right away. Was it really just

and looked up with a soft voice. "That was a big

We're about the same age, and since you're alone,

his words. "How do you know about my family

cotton swab down after dabbing on the ointment. Then he gave her the hot milk he'd

your situation. When I heard she passed away, I thought about bringing you into the

especially after her mom passed away. He

to take her mind off things, trying to lift her spirits. He was worried that she

time, Grace thought he

feelings

her. Grieving

her heart after holding onto it

as she grew up, she realized Antonio's care

He saw her as a fixture of the Kaufman family, a long- time companion. To others, she was just a piece of his life. Protecting

was, his heart always belonged to

as the servant's orphan, a personal assistant, and someone to deal