NovelEnglishWord of my failed proposal quickly reached both families.
"The Parrish family's eldest daughter fails proposal and gets dumped" started trending locally.
Celia put on a fake show of tears, and Melvin, my father, blamed me.
"Celia's very sick. How could you put her through this savage act online? She's your sister. Fix it. Now!" I shook my head with a sneer and refused. He stormed over and slappedhard across the face.
It had always been this way. Since Celia was born, Melvin never took my side again.
After her mother's death a few years ago, he poured even more love into Celia.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtIn the past. Antoalways had my back, but now even he sided with her too.
Melvin's endless rant filled the air, but I just looked at the rain outside, staying silent.
Finally, Janet, Antonio's mother, showed up to save me, with a bruised and battered Antotrailing behind her.
"Grace," Antosaid, annoyed at my cold gaze, "don't think my mom can always save you." Jfrowned and smacked Antoagain. "Apologize to Grace!" Antolooked atand muttered, "Sorry" Janet, using her close friendship with my mother, scolded Melvin.
Then, she held my hands, her expression softened. "Grace, can we talk for a moment?" I sighed softly and led her to my bedroom.
As soon as the door closed, tears cto her eyes.
"Grace, I understand you. You're just like your mom. Once you make up your mind, you never look back. It's Antonio's loss," she whispered.
After a short pause, she added, "I'm not gonna ask you to forgive my- son. But if there's anything I can do to help, just say the word. I'll always have your back." Her words warmed my heart.
After thinking for a moment, I said, "Janet, let Antomake Celia's 'dying wish' ctrue." She looked surprised, then smiled faintly.
"If that's what you want, Grace, then so be it. It' the answer to his choices. He'll regret this." tfor Antoto face We smiled at each other, silently letting the topic slip off and never mentioning Antoagain. With approval from both families, Antostarted preparing for the wedding.
He refused to break up with me. His texts cdaily- words of love and pleas for patience.
I never responded, letting him play the fake lover.
Celia, on the other hand, kept sending photos to provoke me.
Thanks to her, I saw pictures of Antoflying abroad for customet wedding rings, a super expensive dress, a fancy venue, and luxurious decorations.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmEven a picture of him carefully trimming her toenails.
Celia texted, "Antois such a sweetheart. No wonder you couldn't resist proposing to him!" By now, it was crystal clear to me-his excuse of not bet was just a lie to kcalm.
If he loved someone, he'd marry her without hesitation.
Celia casily claimed the grand wedding Antoonce promised me, along with every bit of affection. As I distanced myself from the mess, I decided to dig deeper into his betrayal.
After Celia's mother entered our lives, my mom hadsave the house's surveillance footage regularly. "Now, I
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