The Lies He Told Me (Grace and Antonio)

Chapter 243 Antograbbed the speaker, about to fling it out the window, his face. twisted with disgust, a stark contrast to the guilt he'd worn before. "This is getting on my nerves. I'm tossing it." As the speaker was about to go flying, I stopped him, letting out a sigh, "Don't bother. I'm really not bothered by it." Antolooked atwith a pleading look. "Honey..." "Anyway, you two are going to be together, and she'll be pissed if you do." I said.

Antonio's face drained of color at the words, and I shifted my gaze to the view outside the window.

Once we were back home, Antoinformedthat he'd booked us flights to Adaleth for November. "You've always wanted to see the snow. there, haven't you? Take this tto have a good rest, and we'll he I used to fantasize about leaving it all behind and escaping to Adaleth with my partner, enjoying a couple of weeks soaking up the simple joys of life But throughout our five- year marriage, whenever I'd mention it. Antowould dismiss my dreams as naive and impractical.

A year back, a buddy of mine kicked off a travel agency and invitedon an Adaleth tour Antogot wind of it, canceled my flight behind my back, and lashed out. "Lila, why do you always have to bother others? Don't you realize your actions will interfere with his earnings?" "And con, is our country not vast enough for you? You're acting like a sycophant. always fawning over foreign stuff!" Actually, I knew clearly that Wendy called Antoin tears that day.

She said that she looked up toand envied the free life I led while she was stuck back home, watchingtake off on all these adventures. Antonio, feeling sorry for her and trying to soothe her, decided to cancel my trip behind my back.

"Everything's set, and I've got a buddy there who can arrange accommodation for us." Antowas all excited, laying out his grand plan.

"If the place my friend lined up isn't your style, we can get someone else to fix us up." he added.

"You'd better cancel the tickets," I said, my lips pursed.

"Huh?" I gave him a cold stare, my face a blank canvas. "Antonio, the thought of traveling with you just saps all the joy out of it." "You're just bothering me. Your behavior will just upsetand interfere with my earnings." I hurled his own words back at him.

Antonio's face lost all color. He parted his lips but was lost for words.

I stormed into the guest room and let the door shut behind me.

By the tI rolled out of bed the next morning, Antowas already off to work.

I had my lawyer drop off the divorce papers.

Once I signed them, I left them on the coffee table and walked out the door with my bags packed.

While I was holed up in the hospital for three days, I was as busy as a bee, getting everything in order.

As the plane descended in the afternoon, I switched on my phone, which was immediately flooded with a bunch of missed calls from Antonio..

I didn't call him back but just sent him two texts.

"Sign the divorce papers, and we can split amicably." "Ignore them. and my lawyer will handle it." I hit the ground running at the branch office, burying myself in work.

Two days later, Antotouched down in Vortexburg.

He showed up with a huge bouquet of roses and had two guys hold up a banner that read, "Lila, forgive me." Despite the security guards' efforts to chase him off, Antoremained stubbornly at the office's door.

I'd given the team a heads- up before. If anyone let Antoin, they would be fired Thus, my staff steered clear of Antowhenever they were entering or leaving the office Antojust had to suck it up and wait fordownstairs, hanging out there all day long, even taking his meals right by the building.

On day three, a chill swept through Vortexburg, and Antonio, not built for such hardship, passed out cold.

The guards whisked him off to the hospital.

He woke up and called the cops to forcethere.

With the divorce papers in hand, I kept my cool. "Sign these, and we can call it quits nicely." Antopropped up in his hospital bed and shook his head. His voice was barely there. "I can't sign, honey. I'm done with Wendy. I swear. She's out of my life. Please, just forgive me..." I wasn't in the dark about their split.

Wendy had been blowing up my phone non-stop like crazy for the past five days.

"Lila, did you push Antoto dump me? No surprise the universe turned on you. causing that miscarriage!" "Women shouldn't make things hard for other women. How can you be so cold- hearted?" "You're really crafty, playing it cool to reel Antoback in. It seemed that I underestimated you." I read her wild messages and shot back a cool response.

"Truth is, I hope you two can be together forever. If you can get him to sign the divorce papers, I'll be grateful to you." A week later. Janessa rangup.

She filledin. After getting the boot, Wendy wouldn't back off, m hanging around Ahtonio's place, bawling and raising a fuss to see him. Antododged her, so Wendy lost

it, banging on his door in the dead of a & night, causing such a commatian the neighbor's called the cops, claiming a break-in and noise disturbance. The cops showed up. and Wendy, hands on hips, declared the place was hers.

Cocky as she was, she denied the break-in.

And the noise? She was too thick-skinned to own up.

The neighbors, out of options, went back inside.

The next day. Antostepped out to find his door tagged with dog pee, a gift from the neighbors.

That night. he couldn't take it anymore and moved out straight away.

I said directly, "Antonio, I'm done with you. Being around you makessick

"As for you and Wendy, it wouldn't fazeif you two got it on in front of e me. All Nwant is out of this marriage." Antogaped at me, a flicker of pain in his eyes.

"I don't want a divorce, honey. What will it take to make you forgive me? Can I get down on my knees?" he begged.

Under the astonished gaze of the cops, Antoheaved himself up from the hospital bed Dropping to his knees, he slapped his own face so hard it left a mark.

That slap left his face red and the corner of his lips was slightly Vol I'm begging you. I can't go on bleeding. Antopleaded, "Honey, without you." belongs to In that silent ward, Antonio's begging sounded really pitiful.

Nurses walking by stopped dead in their tracks, staring at the affectionate. scene.

I gazed at his tears, unmoved, as if they were fake, just crocodile tears.

The night I discovered his affair with Wendy, I had pleaded with him just the same.