The Lies He Told Me 209

The late autumn rain soaked Antonio's face and seeped through his collar and cufls.

He stood there, rooted to the spot, watching the car disappear from his sight.

Before long, another car pulled up. Morton, umbrella in hand, rushed over to shield Antonio from the rain.

Antonio raised his head and glanced around, his thin lips pressed tightly together. Then he headed towards the roadside.

Inside the car, the heater blew warm air in his face, gradually dispelling the chill from his body.

His rain-

drenched clothes, however, still clung to his skin. They were damp and sticky, making him extremely uncomfortable.

Morton took out a set of clean clothes from the trunk, but Antonio didn't. even look at them. He just kept a straight face as he ordered the driver to start the car.

All the way, there was only the sound of breathing inside the car.

As they reached downtown, the streets grew busy. The driver braced himself to ask where they were going next.

However, after a long time, he still got no response from Antonio. He could only slow down the car and keep driving forward.

When even Morton was in a cold sweat, Antonio finally spoke, "Hotel.”

His two

the hotel, they escorted him to his

left alone in the

it carelessly to the floor. He

Ever since

for some reason, Antonio had begun to feel dissatisfied with everything

coffee and meeting minutes, to the big, like socializing during contract negotiations and preparing the banquet of

Antonio just felt that

life and

Grace was there, silently following behind him and calling him Mr. Kaulinan There were also

him Antonio, and other

dreams, they

like a typical wife, helping him tie in the morning and giving him a parting kiss before he left for work. When he

his work, she

he would send him

mumerous amusing stories and

When be returned home

a hot

would

arm-in-arm with

dinner table.

and

from those dreams, Antonio would lie in bed for

too often, sometimes he would zone out and start

a variety of appearances and personalities before beginning to choose

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