The Lies He Told Me (Grace and Antonio)

The person on the other end talked to him for a long time.

After the sound of his footsteps. it went completely quiet outside the door.

Finally got up and opened the door, only to find the insulated lunch box left on the ground. I couldn't help but think with self- mockery, "I knew it. Even if I left him first, she's still the one who matters more to him. Well. forget it. I don't want him anymore."

I threw the lunch box in the trash

can and ordered takeout on my phone. I had thought Antonio would fly straight back home after receiving that call. However, to my surprise, the next day when I went downstairs, I saw him waiting at the door ag

I glanced at him, intending to leave as if I hadn't seen him, but he followed my steps.

"Let me drive you to

work. I heard that there's not much security abroad. and I'm worried about you being alone." Hearing that, I suddenly stopped

Then I said. "Antonio, can you stop acting affectionate in front of me?

"In the past

eight years, how many times have I called you to pick me up when I waited for the bus alone after working overtime? Do you rememniker minat you used to say to me?

I should leam from other girls, many of whom could even live totally dependent on their own. You said I should hire a bodyguard myself if I was scared. You said you were busy with your business." His

"Now, I'm also busy with my business, so please leave

roadside and

the door and got in,

a chance to make up for it? I don't want us to break up just because

want to waste any more time with him, so I simply closed my eyes to rest. Meanwhile, his phone kept ringing on the

front of me anymore. We are totally over, so what's the point of you doing this? The woman you love is waiting for you at hon As I finished speaking, we also just arrived at the

him no opportunity

got into the elevator, I took out my phone and called Antonio's

getting married? Don't you need him at all? Can you please ask

is taking his annual leave, so there's nothing I can do." I hung up the

he was like

a terrible thing. It took me only a few days to

17

night, the landlord of my apartment called

was told that some residents upstairs had been complaining about Antonio's disturbance. As they had often seen him at my door, they wanted to confirm

Antonio had been disturbing the others. Then I was told that Antonio had set up

Whenever someone entered the

he would rush

confirm if they were a resident there. Quite at few people in the apartment building ended their leases