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?

own. You said I should hire a bodyguard myself if I was scared. You said you were busy with your business." His pupils quivered

also busy with my business, so

the roadside and hailed a

as I opened the door and got in,

make

waste any more time with him, so I simply closed my eyes to

"Can you take care of your own business? Don't appear in 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 company's building. I

no opportunity

got into the elevator, I took out my

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

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

the following week, he was like a ghost, always appearing

terrible thing. It took me only a

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seventh night, the landlord of my apartment called

about Antonio's disturbance. As they had often seen him

puzzled and asked the landlord how Antonio had been disturbing the others. Then I was told that Antonio had set up a tent downstairs, with lights

Whenever someone entered the

would rush up

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