The Lies He Told Me (Grace and Antonio)

Chapter 243

Antonio grabbed the speaker, about to fling it out the window, his face. twisted with disgust, a stark contrast to the guilt he'd worn before. "This is getting on my nerves. I'm tossing it."

As the speaker was about to go flying, I stopped him, letting out a sigh, "Don't bother. I'm really not bothered by it."

Antonio looked at me with a pleading look. "Honey..."

"Anyway, you two are going to be together, and she'll be pissed if you do." I said.

Antonio's face drained of color at the words, and I shifted my gaze to the view outside the window.

Once we were back home, Antonio informed me that he'd booked us flights to Adaleth for November. "You've always wanted to see the snow. there, haven't you? Take this time to have a good rest, and we'll he

I used to fantasize about leaving it all behind and escaping to Adaleth with my partner, enjoying a couple of weeks

soaking up the simple joys of life

But throughout our five-

year marriage, whenever I'd mention it. Antonio would dismiss my dreams as naive and impractical.

A year back, a buddy of mine kicked off a travel agency and invited me on an Adaleth tour

Antonio

got wind of it, canceled my flight behind my back, and lashed out. "Lila, why do you always have to bother others? Don't you realize

your actions will interfere with his earnings?"

"And come on, is our country not vast enough for you?

You're acting like a sycophant. always fawning over foreign stuff!"

Actually, I knew clearly that Wendy called Antonio in tears that day.

She said that she looked up to me and envied

the free life I led while she was stuck back home, watching me take off on all these adventures. Antonio, feeling sorry for her and trying to soothe her, decided to cancel my trip behind my back.

"Everything's set, and I've got a buddy there who can arrange

accommodation for us." Antonio was all excited, laying out his grand

plan.

the place my friend lined up isn't your style, we can get someone else to fix

cancel the tickets," I said, my

"Huh?"

the thought of traveling with you just saps all the joy out of it."

color. He parted his lips but was lost

and let the door

the time I rolled out of bed

to work.

lawyer drop off the divorce

the coffee

the hospital for three days,

the plane descended in the afternoon, I switched on my phone,

but just sent him

papers, and we can

my

ground running at the branch office,

later, Antonio touched

huge bouquet of roses and had two guys hold

chase him off, Antonio remained stubbornly at the

the

before. If anyone let Antonio

Thus, my staff steered

they were entering

downstairs, hanging out there all day long, even taking his meals right by the

day three, a chill swept through Vortexburg, and Antonio,

such hardship, passed out

him

up and called the cops to

in hand, I kept my cool. "Sign

propped up in

was barely there. "I can't sign, honey. I'm done with Wendy. I swear. She's

in the dark

blowing up my phone non-stop like crazy for the

to dump me? No surprise the universe turned on you. causing

for other women.

hearted?"

cool to reel Antonio back in. It

messages and shot back a

forever. If you can get him to

later. Janessa