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?

should hire a bodyguard myself if I was scared. You said you were

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

roadside and hailed

the door and

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

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

the point of you doing this? The woman you love is waiting for you at hon As I finished

him no opportunity

as I got into the elevator, I took out

he take a marriage leave without getting married? Don't you need him

leader hesitated for a while before explaining. "Antonio is taking his annual

week, he was like

thing.

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the seventh night, the

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

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

Whenever someone entered the

would rush up and

a resident there. Quite at few people