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| proposed to AntoKaufman, my boyfriend of seven years.
But what greetedwas my stepsister, Celia Parrish, holding up her marriage certificate with Antonio.
Apparently, Antohad been cheating on me. He had given his heart to Celia.
| had lost, completely and utterly.
But | wasn’t about to forgive what they'd done.
“Grace, | have cancer,” Celia sobbed, holding onto my dress. “My last wish is to have a fancy wedding. Could you
wait until I'm gone to propose to Antonio?”
“Stop lying,” | said coldly, shaking her off. | was done with their .
Antoglared at me. “She’s your sis. Can't you be a little more understanding?”
| froze, stunned by his words.
He knew well that Celia’s mom had destroyed my family.
Using her pregnancy, her mom forced my dad to get a divorce.
And there Antowas, backing up Celia.
Rage surged through me, my eyes blazing.
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Antodidn’t notice and continued, “That's between your parents. It has nothing to do with Celia. Can you stop
taking it
out on her?”
The man | thought | knew felt like a stranger.
Not long ago, we went to visit my mother’s grave together, and he had driven Celia away when she showed up
uninvited.
But looking back, | realized he was trying to protect her.
Celia looked at Antowith gratitude, her tears streaming down as she held out the marriage certificate for me
to see.
“I'm not as great as Grace. Antois the only one who'd marry me. If | tear this up, will it make you feel better?”
Before she could finish, Antosnatched the certificate from her hands. He clutched it like it was precious.
“Celia, don’t say things like that. I'm gonna make this right. I'll make sure everything is perfect for you-the
marriage, the wedding, everything.”
Then he turned to me, his face cold.
“This is just temporary. Celia doesn’t have much tleft. When it’s over, I'll cback to you.”
Seeing him protect both Celia and that marriage certificate, | couldn’t believe a word he said.
The curious looks from the crowd felt like needles, makingfeel more like a clown than a bride.
Before | could respond, Celia sobbed louder and stepped betweenand Antonio.
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“Grace, | never want to mess up your relationship. Everything was my idea. If you're angry, take it out on me,”
she said.
Watching Celia keep up her act, | couldn't help but laugh.
“So, your mom's a homewrecker, and you've learned a lot from her. Bitch, you deserve your illness.” | let all my
anger out. on her.
The slap cout of nowhere, leaving my cheek stinging. | looked at Antoin disbelief.
He used to say his biggest dream was to marryand be by my side forever, but now he hitfor the woman
I hated
most.
All my love and hope for him disappeared at that moment.
My friends couldn’t hold back any longer. They rushed over, surrounding Antoand Celia.
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“Seven years of Grace's life wasted on a jerk like you! And now you're marrying the daughter of a
homewrecker?” one of them shouted.
Antopulled Celia close, afraid that someone might hurt her.
It was laughable. What a joke my proposal had become.
| looked down at my wedding dress. The whole thing felt meaningless.
Antohad sworn he’d always be with me. When did he start siding with Celia?
| motioned for my friends to hold off and asked the question
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Antokept shielding Celia, sneering, “Grace, you were just a
kid when your mom died. Do you think you know the whole.
story? You've let hate blind you. Leaveout of it.”
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