The Lies He Told Me (Grace and Antonio)

Chapter281

Looking back, Antonio's betrayal had been foreshadowed.

He'd pressured me, along with my parents, to donate a kidney to Lucia.

Gazing into my eyes, he'd promised, "Once you're recovered, we'll leave this town and start over."

It was a lie.

Lucia held a place in his heart! could never occupy.

"I'm sorry," Antonio mumbled, pushing Lucia away as if remembering his vow to me. "I told Grace I'd always love her."

His feign affection sickened me.

Lucia sobbed, clutching her wound.

My parents rushed to call a nurse and pulled Antonio aside for a private conversation.

Outside, Dad confronted Antonio, "Do you have feelings for Lucia?"

Antonio hesitated. "I'm not sure."

"It's a simple yes or no. Do you like Lucia?"

breath. "Grace's sister is like my sister, but since she got sick, I've been terrified of losing her. I was frantic during her surgery, constantly

slapped himself. "I'm a jerk.

casual. "Grace never had Lucia's charm. Lucia has

you and Lucia have feelings for each other, end things with Grace. Lucia just had surgery; she

till then, finally spoke. "Isn't this harsh on Grace? She just gave

hardened. "Antonio doesn't love her anymore. It's better to

after a pause, nodded. "Grace will understand. She's always been mature,

to have forgotten

childhood resistance to their

consta

that I give

a scolding, "Let Lucia

cry, you'll

born of

tired of being

now, they'd forgotten

even Antonio, who broke up with

wait for a

consent, my

My opinion never mattered.

donation.

dragged me to the