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Antonio searched for over a month but still couldn’t find Grace. He seemed to have turned into a different person ever since Grace left. He moved into Grace’s bedroom and began to look after Laney like Grace used to, picking her up and dropping her off at school, cooking for her, and tutoring her. Everything seemed perfectly normal on the surface, but Laney knew her brother wasn’t happy. He had become even
colder than before.
Laney deleted Keyla’s contact, though Keyla had been trying to reach out to her. She began to realize that maybe Keyla just wasn’t right for her brother.
Antonio had trouble sleeping at night. He carried the wedding ring Grace had left behind with him all the time, hoping for a chance to put it back on her finger and tell her how deeply he loved her.
Grace was at a party with Shane, surrounded by business giants. She hadn’t expected to run into Antonio here, especially since they didn’t live in the same city.
“Grace, this is delicious. Try it.”
Just as Grace took a bite of the cake in Shane’s hand, she was suddenly pulled into another embrace. She could feel his heartbeat racing and his body trembling. As soon as Grace recognized the familiar scent, she pushed him away. Antonio stared at her with misty eyes, surprised by her reaction. He’d been searching for so long, and now when he finally stumbled upon her, she just pushed him away.
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“Grace, where have you been? I’ve been looking for you everywhere.”
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His hoarse voice made Grace instinctively take a step back. She had almost forgotten him. Why would he be looking for her? They had already broken up.
“Mr. Kaufman, long time no see.”
Grace’s voice was distant yet polite. She returned to Shane, taking his hand.
“Let me introduce, this is my husband, Shane Larson.”
Antonio’s joy turned to shock. Shane looked so much like the man in the photo. Could her marriage certificate be real?
“Shane, this is Mr. Antonio Kaufman.”
Shane figured this must be the jerk who had hurt Grace deeply. With a cold smile, Shane wrapped his arm around Grace’s shoulders and extended his hand to Antonio.
“Mr. Kaufman, nice to meet you. So you know my wife?”
Antonio felt pain in his hand, and he could see hostility on Shane’s smiling face. Antonio nodded, but his gaze remained fixed on Grace. She had put on some weight and looked much healthier than before. He didn’t want to admit it, but it seemed like Grace was living better without him.
While Shane was talking to someone else, Antonio pulled Grace aside into a dim corner. He wanted to tell her how much he missed her and how much he loved her, but those words somehow got stuck in his throat.
“Mr. Kaufman, if there’s nothing else, I have to leave. My
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husband probably missed me already.”
“Grace, could you stop calling him your husband just to provoke him?”
Grace smiled at Antonio’s begging tone. Why would she provoke him? They had already broken up.
“Mr. Kaufman, you must have seen that photo. I am married.”
“I know it’s fake. Did you do this to get back at me? Grace, I looked for you everywhere. I want to apologize. I…”
Antonio looked hurting, but Grace couldn’t care less.
“I didn’t do this to get back at you. I just wanted to get married.”
She had waited for three years and never heard Antonio say he loved her. But Shane had only needed one morning to make her his wife. That was when Grace realized being happy was not that hard, as long as she found the right man.
“But you already married me.”
“Not for real! Besides, you always wanted to marry Keyla.”
Antonio shook his head, his hands gripping Grace’s shoulders. How could he make her believe he loved her?
“That was before. Grace, I don’t want to marry her anymore. I only want you. Please come back to me. I’ll make up for all the wrongs I did to you. You still love me, don’t you?”
Antonio fumbled nervously, pulling out the ring.
“Look, here’s our wedding ring. I’ve kept it with me. Let me
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put it back on your finger. We’ll go back to the way things were, and I’ll learn to be a good husband.”
Grace sighed and put the ring on her finger. Then, she put her finger upside down, and the ring slipped off and fell to the floor. Antonio tried to pick it up but then noticed the cold smile on Grace’s face.
“Antonio, this ring was never meant for me. I forced myself to wear it for three years, thinking I could get used to it and make you fall in love with me. However, when I saw you and Keyla in the hospital, I knew it was time to stop deceiving myself. You should wake up too.”
The sound of the ring dropping seemed like a curse, freezing Antonio in place. Grace walked away without a backward
glance.
