The Lies He Told Me (Grace and Antonio)

Chapter289 I tried to smile, but tears took over first. "Tyler, no one's taking Mom's things away.

"If you feel like giving Michelle stuff, you can give away whatever you want from the Parrish family."

"What good stuff could the Parrish family possibly have..." Tyler's voice trailed off.

He was right. What good stuff could the Parrish family possibly have?

There wasn't a single decent thing or person in the Parrish family.

I threw the shredded papers in the trash and went upstairs.

"The day after tomorrow is Mom's anniversary. Don't forget it."

"Forget? No way," Tyler forced a laugh.

"You should go to bed. I'm heading to the study to work overtime," he added.

I didn't say anything or look back.

That night, I stayed up, eyes wide open.

I went through every item in this house that belonged to the three of us.

Photos? Burned them.

Anything breakable? Smashed it.

could be donated, I boxed them up

this villa, filled with memories

my mom had

mom was gone, Tyler and I just couldn't bear to leave

my dad left and started living

had not been around

used to drop by every single day to keep

he had

was on the terrace, clutching a picture of my

until I finally drifted off to

after my birthday was my mom's

through my birthday

was heartbroken, crying my eyes

staying up with me

there for eight birthdays

he wasn't around. It hurt, but I was learning to live

Antonio didn't come.

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media had been going

people even streamed it to

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