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?"

got sick, I've been terrified of losing her. I was frantic during her

himself. "I'm a jerk. I've

had Lucia's charm. Lucia has always been more

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

this harsh on

love her anymore. It's better to

will understand.

seemed to have forgotten

childhood resistance to their

consta

that I give

a scolding, "Let Lucia

make her cry, you'll

wasn't born of generosity,

was tired of being

they'd forgotten me

Antonio, who broke up with me via

wait for a

consent, my feelings, were

My opinion never mattered.

like the kidney donation. My repeated

me to the