After several rings, the phone still wasn’t connected, and Grace started to feel embarrassed.
The seconds ticked by, and Antonio lost his patience.
He didn’t believe her after all, and no longer wanted to witness any more of Grace’s acts there.
Suddenly, a car came straight towards the three of them.
“Watch out!” Antonio said, and without thinking, he shielded Livia and moved her to safety.
The car was half a meter away when Grace noticed the danger and tried to dodge, but she ended up rolling away with half her body scraping against the car.
The accident terrified Livia into screaming. “Oh my god!”
“Baby, relax, I got you,” Antonio held Livia lovingly.
Worried about Livia, Antonio didn’t have time to deal with Grace. He picked Livia up and left in his car.
Grace tumbled several meters away, her calf scraped raw and exposed, making her quiver with pain.
Just as she pushed herself up from the ground, Antonio sped past her in his car.
He never once glanced at the injured Grace, and she held back the tears that wanted to come out of her so much.
Dust filled the air, making Grace cough violently, and her eyes turned even redder from the irritation.
Finally, as she calmed down, her phone, which had fallen aside, started ringing with a voice. In the middle of all the commotion, the call had finally been connected.
“Grace, what’s wrong?”
Hearing Devin’s voice, Grace quickly picked up her phone. “Nothing, just a sore throat. Don’t worry.”
Devin sighed. “Are you sure you are ok? Do you need to go to the doctor?”
She quickly responded. “No, no, I am ok. I wanted to tell you that I found a house. It might be a bit pricey, though. Do you want to see the photos?”
From the phone came Devin’s deep voice. “No need. If you’re happy with it, I am too. After all, you’ll be in charge of household matters.”
Grace smiled, masking her pain with a cheerful response, “Then let’s get this one.”
Devin had no objections, and Grace didn’t want to disturb him any further.
As she was about to end the call, his soft voice reached her ear. “Grace, we are husband and wife now. No matter what happens to you, you’ve got to let me know, OK?”
Grace hesitated for a moment, then softly responded with a yes.
She hobbled alone to the hospital and ended up getting more than ten stitches. Antonio never tried to even call her to see if she was ok.
After a few days of recuperation in the hospital, Grace was back at the
Kaufman’s residence to continue her work.
Just as she wrapped up the arrangements for a meeting Antonio had in two days, Morton Leach, one of Antonio‘ company’s staff knocked and entered, his face full with worry.
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