The last time Laney saw Antonio so sad was when their mother passed away. She didn’t understand. Since her brother didn’t love Grace, wouldn’t it be for the better that Grace was gone? Antonio had once thought the same, but only now did he realize that Grace’s departure hurt him more than being rejected by Keyla ever had.
“Antonio, now that she’s gone, you can marry Keyla. This is good news. Why are you so sad?”
Laney tried to pull Antonio to his feet, but he shook her hand off with force.
“Laney, how could you say that? If it weren’t for her, Mom. wouldn’t have lived another six months, and you wouldn’t have been taken care of so well!”
Laney found it unfair. Her brother had always been distant to Grace. He didn’t get to act like he was heartbroken or blame her.
“You’re the one to talk, Antonio. If you weren’t trying to get back together with Keyla, would Grace have left?”
Antonio looked guilty and lost. Yes, it was all his fault. If he hadn’t broken her heart, Grace wouldn’t have left despite loving him so deeply.
“Antonio, Grace has gotten married to someone else.”
Laney ran into her room and grabbed her phone, showing Antonio the photo Grace had sent her. Antonio’s eyes turned red as he Battery power 15% Charge your tablet or tap here to turn on Power saving mode of Grace’s face was visible, her eyes were unmistakable.
“Laney, where did you get this photo?”
Laney clutched her phone so hard that her knuckles turned white. Although her brother spoiled her, she was afraid of him, just like every kid would be afraid of their parents.
“She sent it to me today,” she replied, trying to stay calm.
Antonio immediately snatched the phone. Laney tried to grab it back, but his fierce glare made her retreat. She reassured herself that her brother loved her so much that he wouldn’t hurt her even if he found out she was the reason that Grace had left.
Antonio checked the chat history between Laney and Grace. Starting from three days ago, Laney had been sending Grace pictures from Keyla’s Instagram posts.
“You probably haven’t followed Keyla on Instagram, right? Don’t worry. I’ll make sure to forward all of her posts to you.”
“Grace, only a woman like Keyla deserves to be my sister–in- law. You’re only good enough to be our maid.”
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