Chapter27
Meanwhile, Vivian slammed the phone and cursed.
I was amused to see how mad she was. “I’ve moved on. Why are you so upset?”
“How can I not be? You and Antonio were deeply in love. How did this happen?”
Everyone thought it a shame when they knew Antonio and I broke up.
But there was nothing we could do about it. It just didn’t work out.
Vivian was my best friend. There were things that only she knew. Her gaze rested on my belly. “Grace, what about the baby? Won’t you tell Antonio?”
This baby belonged to me only. I stroked my belly gently.
I didn’t go through with the abortion.
At the last minute, I had second thoughts.
I had no family and had left Antonio. I didn’t wanna spend the rest of my life in solitude.
“The baby has no father. It only has a mother.”
One month later, I gave birth to a girl. She was the most cherished person to me in the world. Between working and raising my daughter, I felt contented and happy.
I invested in Vivian’s company with my techniques. Business had been
Time went by, and my daughter was five years now.
Warned by Vivian, Antonio didn’t come and find me.
He asked Vivian about me every month.
Vivian had asked me if she could tell him about my life.
I nodded. She could tell him anything except my daughter.
Vivian’s business had transferred domestically. Her company was moving back. And she was returning home to get married.
I would go back with her for her wedding.
My daughter developed slowly. She looked younger than children her age. And she didn’t take after Antonio at all. He already had a son.
I figured he wouldn’t care much about this daughter.
Chapter28
The day we returned, Vivian was detained for work at the last minute. She asked her boyfriend to come back with us first. When we got off the plane, Antonio was waiting for me outside.
Vivian came to my place often for dinner. So, her boyfriend was familiar to me and my daughter. He was holding my daughter’s hand, and Antonio. misunderstood.
Fits of pain ran through Antonio’s chest. He felt like there was a lump in his throat. He couldn’t breathe. When we came closer, he exerted all his strength to speak.
“You’re…back.”
I only hummed slightly.
Years had passed. The romantic feelings were gone.
The minute I saw him, I knew I was over him. When we came out of the airport, Antonio offered to give me a lift.
Sensing that Antonio might’ve misunderstood, Vivian’s boyfriend didn’t explain. Instead, he smiled, “No, thanks. We have a car.”
Standing there, Antonio watched our car drive away.
My daughter asked, “Mom, who is that strange man?
“It looks like he’s about to cry. Do adults cry?”
I stroked her soft hair and didn’t look back.
Chapterd
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“He’s a friend of mine. I guess something got into his eyes.”
Before long. Vivian called me. Antonio asked her about my daughter. She stuck to our story and told him I adopted a daughter.
Antonio believed.
