The Lies He Told Me (Grace and Antonio)

Chapter 257

The suddenness of my attack on Gina froze the room.

A beat later, they surged forward, pulling me away just as Gina's head was about to smash into the wall.

I landed hard, cheek scraping against the icy tiles.

Their earlier disdain morphed into gleeful violence.

"Damn it. Gina said she'd say sorry, why'd you hit her?" someone snarled, yanking my hair.

"Feral thing, no upbringing."

All eyes turned to Antonio.

He wouldn't fail them.

He approached, his eyes glacial, sending a shiver down my spine.

Before I could react, his kick slammed into my stomach.

Pain exploded, doubling me over, my face paling. I gritted my teeth, refusing to cry out.

He looked down, his voice as cold as

his gaze. "Don't flatter yourself You're nothing.

"You and your brother are just pets."

The sneer was familiar. I used to cower, apologize, and beg for his mercy.

the man I'd loved for five

from a difficult past leaving me vulnerable to my colleagues' manipulations.

lifeline then, the one

heart had soared, believing I'd found someone who'd face

obsessed, learning to cook his favorite foods, absorbing everything about

irreconcilable. My brother and I, orphans raised by the Kaufman

sole heir. Our relationship was

proposal in the stairwell had felt like a

office romance secret, but his introduction

return revealed their

He'd

her, but they'd split. He'd used me to provoke Gina, parading me

I was just a clingy

us was vast, fueling

all knew

Antonio were the

fool, oblivious to their

prince-and-pauper fairytale

the cold floor, despair consumed me. Finally, I found

and so is

flicker of unease

friends, and ruined our party. I want you on your

was

her head, watching

saw the scratch I'd

rage intensified. He grabbed my wrist. "Last chance.

a smirk playing