The Lies He Told Me (Grace and Antonio)

Chapter286

My boyfriend, Antonio Kaufman, and my brother, Tyler Parrish, were both smitten with Michelle Conner, the new girl in town.

Antonio abruptly ended our engagement, coldly stating, "I haven't had feelings for you for a long time, Grace.."

Tyler, disregarding our mom's dying wishes that he look after me, dismissed my concerns with, "Michelle has such a hard life, and now she's like family.

You get that, right?"

On my birthday, Antonio chose to be with Michelle, leaving me alone.

On the anniversary of our mom's death, Tyler was celebrating with Michelle and her mom, oblivious to my grief.

When they were off to Abalind for Michelle's design award, I set fire to our childhood home, a repository of shared memories.

The school was abuzz with rumors of my suicide.

They wept over my photo, expressing remorse for abandoning me, but it was far too late.

aKK "We're engaged, remember?" I reminded Antonio at a party, hoping to jolt his memory, to reclaim some semblance of our past.

The room fell silent, everyone anticipating his response.

He looked annoying. "Our engagement was arranged by our parents. It wasn't my choice."

I pressed, my voice barely a whisper. "Then why did you agree to it?"

lounging on the

scattering of hickeys.

nausea washed

given his

understand what love was until now,"

hollow ache spreading through my

sighed, his irritation palpable. "Grace, we're adults. I

be with. Let's not dwell on

of detachment, as if watching my

easy to

entered, dressed in a waitress uniform,

flinched when she saw

of leaving, She looked at Antonio, tears welling in her

come find you tomorrow," she whispered,

set the tray down and turned

Antonio kicked the coffee table in front of

shards of glass

as a piece of

Blood welled up.

Antonio didn't even look at

Michelle, his face contorted

He

off. "Michelle, I told you.net 4er ruffled

nodded, her voice meek, "I just don't want to keep

money.