hapter 7 Leaving
Grace, still unwell, made her way back to the Kaufman’s villa. The luggage she had asked Megan to pack a few days ago was all ready.
Most of the things Antonio had given her were put in the storage room, and she only took a small part of her own things.
Megan handed Grace a lion toy that she had sewn back together. “I found this on the ground a while ago and fixed it up for you. It doesn’t look very pretty, but I know it means a lot to you.”
Grace looked at the toy and seemed a bit lost in thought. She took it and said, “Thank you.””
“Don’t mention it. You’ve always been so nice to me. Will you be coming back again?”
Megan only knew that Grace wanted to keep something a secret from Antonio, but she didn’t know what had happened between them.
“Probably not. There will soon be a new mistress here,” Grace smiled, put her backpack on, and left.
Knowing she was injured, Megan walked her out to the door. She stopped for a moment and handed Megan a bank card.
“Today is Antonio’s birthday, and I ordered a cake for him. If he comes back tonight, give him this bank card. It is my gift for him and Zelma.”
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The birthday cake was a gift Grace prepared as a junior, which was what Antonio had taught her over the past thirteen years.
And the bank card was her way of saying thank you for the thirteen years he took care of her.
It was also a way to say sorry. After all, her actions had caused him a lot of trouble.
Megan nodded. She didn’t like Zelma, who was very proud and rude and didn’t treat them with any respect.
A red Maybach was speeding down the road. Antonio was shouting at Rufus, “Find me the best orthopedic doctor in the country, right now!”
Rufus was startled by his yell and quickly started making phone calls to find a doctor. No one knew what he had got through these past few days.
When Grace was given a critical condition notice, Antonio had almost smashed the doctor’s office. Then, when he was told that she might never be able to move again, he woke up the hospital director in the middle of the night for a consultation.
Suddenly, a phone call came in. Zelma asked in a soft, gentle voice, “Antonio, our wedding is coming up. When are we going to try on the wedding dress?”
Fuming, Antonio cursed at her, “Get lost!”
If Zelma hadn’t been clinging to him all the time, Grace wouldn’t have missed the best time for surgery!
Antonio decided to go back to the villa to pack some warm
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clothes for Grace.
But after searching through the wardrobe, he found nothing!
He searched the entire villa and realized there wasn’t a single thing left that belonged to Grace!
Megan, who had just returned from a walk outside, hurriedly said, “Mr. Kaufman, you’re back.”
“Where’s Grace?”
“Oh, I almost forgot.” Megan took out a beautifully wrapped cake from the fridge and put it on the table.
Then, she placed a bank card on top of the cake.
“Ms. Parrish said before she left that today is your birthday. She asked me to give you this cake, and the bank card is her wedding gift for you and your fiancée.”
Antonio stared at the cake and clenched his fists. “Where is she? Didn’t she tell you where she was going?”
Megan shook her head. “She said she might not come back again.”
Rufus, who was following behind Antonio, gave Megan a meaningful look. He had been having a tough time these past few days.
Meanwhile, at Wintervale Hospital, numerous messages from Zelma flooded Grace’s phone.
“Grace, don’t you have any shame? Antonio is your uncle! And
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Chapter 7 Leaving
I’m his fiancée!”
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“You bitch, do you really think you can take Antonio away from me?!”
“You will never be with him!”
Grace silently read through her angry messages and finally replied: “I never wanted to be with him. Also, congratulations on your upcoming wedding.”
