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Before Antonio could react, I turned to leave and soon disappeared into the crowd.
For a second, he suddenly felt a part of him missing as if someone had forcibly torn it away.
The last time he felt this way was when Grace signed the divorce papers.
As he recalled her demeanor these past few days, he felt more and more uneasy.
She had never made a scene; she just observed the whole thing calmly like an outsider.
But that wasn’t how she had been a while back. Back then, she snuggled in his arms, complaining coquettishly that he had always been busy, so busy that he missed her birthday.
At first, he thought she’d make a big scene after he proposed the temporary divorce.
He was even prepared to take a certain amount of time to soothe her.
But he was wrong. She simply signed her name calmly.
For a second, he hoped she’d tear apart the agreement and throw a tantrum.
He had the urge to take her away while leaving everything behind; but in the end, he stopped himself from doing so.
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He figured it was fine because she loved him. And of course, she’d understand doing this wasn’t his intention. It was just a temporary solution, and after things calmed down, he’d make it up to her by being ever better to her.
But Sienna couldn’t be harmed no matter what.
He wouldn’t let Sienna be hurt by anyone. Back then, when the car was out of control, it was Milton who shielded him from danger; Milton died for him.
Without Milton, he would have been dead by now.
On his deathbed, Milton clutched his hand while murmuring Sienna’s name. He vowed that he’d take care of Sienna, and he didn’t want to break his promise to Milton.
Once, Arnold had asked him, “If Grace and Sienna were kidnapped at the same time, and you could only save one, who would you choose?”
He laughed at the question, finding it absurd.
He’d save Sienna and die together with Grace.
Hearing his answer, Arnold smiled a bit helplessly and pressed on, “Has it ever crossed your mind that maybe Grace didn’t want to die?
“Antonio, it’s not fair that you sacrifice Grace just because she loves you. Loving someone can be exhausting sometimes.”
That day, he didn’t take Arnold’s words seriously.
He even thought that Grace was supposed to love him forever.
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Little did he know that the horrible mistake he made that day had, almost imperceptibly, turned into a sharp dagger, stabbing mercilessly at his heart and leaving him suffocating.
At night, Antonio drove back to the mountain manor.
Since marrying him, Grace had moved her studio to one of the villas in the manor.
She had shown a unique aesthetic taste for art since she was little and began to make a name for herself in the sculpture field in her college days.
No one had ever doubted that she was a rising star; as it turned out, they were right about her.
But after she married him, something was missing in her work. Her skills were as outstanding as always, but her work no
longer amazed people at first sight.
Her mentor advised that she should leave the status quo to get her feelings and mindset back.
But later, she seldom sculptured again.
Antonio pushed open the door to Grace’s studio.
He was stunned by the sight of the lifelike heart on the worktable.
The heart was full of holes; not a single part of it was intact.
As Bridget came to clean, she turned on the light and saw Antonio standing next to the work table.
Surprised, she asked, “Mr. Kaufman, what are you doing here?”
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Antonio asked, “When did Grace make this?”
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“The day you came back to the manor together with Ms. Padilla,” she answered.
Antonio nodded slightly and then walked out of the studio.
Though he looked calm, he was panicking inside.
He told him again and again that Grace said those words today out of anger.
He was in New York. Of course, she’d come back.
Someone knocked on the door. Only then did he realize he had gone back to the master bedroom and had been staring at his wedding photo with Grace?
“Antonio, may I come in?” Sienna’s voice rang out outside the door.
He asked, “Why are you here?”
She looked pale, and she was dressed in thin clothes. Pursing her lips, she answered, “Antonio, staying at the hotel made me scared.
“Am I disturbing you?”
He shook his head. “No.
“It’s late. I’ll have Bridget get the guest room ready for you. You may stay here tonight.”
With that, he was about to go to Bridget’s room.
Suddenly, Sienna grabbed the hem of his clothes, blinking
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pitifully.
“Antonio, can you stay with me?”
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As he was about to say no, he met her slightly red eyes, which silenced him.
After a long while, he nodded.
