NovelEnglishAntowas distracted throughout the anniversary celebration. He kept regretting that he hadn't comforted Grace last night. In the afternoon, he cto the school to pick up Grace. Laney told him Grace was working overtime. However, by the tall the teachers had left, there was still no sign of Grace.
"Excuse me, has the English teacher, Grace Parrish, already left?" When the last teacher walked out, Antohurriedly approached and asked.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThe teacher thought for a moment and replied, "You mean Ms. Parrish? She resigned yesterday." Antocouldn't believe what he'd heard and asked again but received the sanswer. Why would she resign suddenly? He called Grace, but the call wouldn't go through. He felt parched, unable to even spe "Laney, is your sister-in-law at home?" Laney took a moment to process and then realized her brother was asking about Grace.
"You're not married to her. She's not my sister-in-law." "I'm asking if Grace is at home." Antonio's anger cthrough the phone, making Laney tremble. She knew her brother was really mad.
"She's not home." Antohung up the phone, thinking back on Grace's strange behavior lately. She must have planned to leave for a while. She had no family, so where could she possibly go? Antokicked the tire of his car in Grace had helped him a lot in the past three years. Antofelt guilty to her, and now, he didn't even have the chance to make it right.
Antodidn't get huntil midnight. Laney was already asleep. He immediately spotted the keys Grace had left on the table. Without even taking off his shoes, he rushed to her room and pushed open the door. It was pitch dark inside. Antofumbled for the fight switch, hoping that when the light con, he would see Grace lying in bed. But the bed was perfectly made, and the room was empty.
His eyes fell on the ring on the bedside table. It was the one Antohad put on Grace's finger. Underneath the ring was a note. "Antonio, I wish you happiness!" Those word's pierced Antonio's heart like a knife. He had thought he felt nothing more than gratitude toward Grace, but why did his heart ache when he found out she was gone? Holding onto the last sliver of hope, he opened the wardrobe, but there was nothing left inside. Grace had vanished without a trace as if she had never been there at all.
Antocollapsed to the floor, I.ne holding his head in his hands, his eyes red. He had never known that this girl could be so brave and decisive. Back then, she had asked him to marry her, saying she would take care of his ailing mother and look after his younger sister. Now, when she wanted a breakup, she left without hesitation.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmAntowas supposed to be happy that he'd lost a burden, but he
was not. The moment he learned Grace had left, his whole world this whole world m started to fall apart.
Antonio, what are you doing sitting on the floor?" Laney asked, still half asleep. It took a long tbefore Antofinally lifted his head to look at Laney.
"Laney, Grace left. She doesn't wantanymore." Once the words left his mouth, Antounderstood why he felt so
sad. Grace dumped him. The woman he'd ignored in the past three year's dumped him.
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