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.

agreed right

voice.

down. We're about the same age, and since you're

words. "How do you know about

the ointment. Then he gave her the hot milk he'd brought

didn't reach out. I looked into your situation. When I heard she passed away, I thought about bringing you into the Hudson family. But the servants at the

years ago, Antonio was really sweet to her, especially after her mom passed away. He had people watching her 24/7, making sure she

to lift her spirits. He was worried that she might

the time, Grace

feelings

her. Grieving

him her heart after holding onto

up, she

saw her as a fixture of the Kaufman

was, his heart always belonged

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