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

tickets," I said, my lips

"Huh?"

the joy out of it." "You're just bothering me. Your behavior will just upset me and interfere

He parted

the guest room and let the door

of bed the next morning,

to work.

drop off the

signed them, I left them on the coffee table and

three days, I was as busy as a bee,

phone, which was

but

papers, and we can split

and my lawyer will

running at the branch office, burying myself

Antonio touched down in

a huge bouquet of roses and had

him off, Antonio remained

the team

If anyone let Antonio

Thus, my staff steered

of Antonio whenever they were

for me downstairs, hanging

day three, a chill swept

such hardship,

whisked him off to

woke up and called the cops to force me

divorce papers in hand, I kept my cool. "Sign these, and we can call

up in his

honey. I'm done with Wendy. I swear. She's out of

in the

up my phone non-stop like crazy

dump me? No surprise the universe

for other women. How can you

hearted?"

it cool to reel Antonio back in.

messages and shot back a

together forever. If you can get him to

Janessa rang