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I explained, “I’ve left this dress aside since I got it.”
Antonio flew into a rage at once. “Who else would possibly put a needle in the dress? You could’ve said it if you didn’t want to lend it!”
He came forward to hold Coleen’s hand. Her hand was pricked by the needle. A drop of blood didn’t appear on the tip of her finger until it was hard squeezed. Yet, it was still
heartbreaking for Antonio.
He snatched the dress and tore it hard.
The new dress was ripped apart but Antonio found it not enough. He threw the dress to the ground and trampled on it.
He grabbed Coleen’s hand and said, “Let’s go. I’ll have your wound dressed and buy you a new dress!”
Then, he cast a furious glance at me. “Grace, Listen. If you wanna marry me, you gotta show respect for Coleen. If she’s standing, you can’t be seated. If she wants something, you gotta let her have it. You’ll never marry me if you can’t make it!”
I stood still with a dull face, just watching them leave. One week ago, my hands got injured as I was locked in the basement. Now they were still bandaged. However, he didn’t give a shit about that at all. Now, Coleen’s losing only a drop of blood just made him so worried.
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At that moment, I thought a lot. Antonio said he loved to be relied on and that his dream girl was gentle, considerate, and
cute.
So, I learned to be gentle and meek.
He said he preferred curly hair, so I had my hair curled regardless of my hair type.
Yet, when I saw Coleen’s curly hair, I realized maybe what he preferred was always Coleen.
Luckily, I came to my senses now.
After Antonio left, I dug out other gifts he’d given me, including a watch, a few dresses, a necklace, and some photos of us.
I didn’t wanna keep any of these things, so I burned all the photos and packed other things for later delivery. They’d be posted to Antonio after I left.
Whether he’d throw them away or give them to Coleen had nothing to do with me.
The next day, I had my hair cut and put on the tracksuit I liked. This time, I didn’t have to get up half an hour earlier to do my hair. Then, I went to the office and handed in my resignation letter.
My reason for resignation was that I wanted to go home and get married. My supervisor quipped, “Congratulations. You and Antonio are finally getting married.”
With a smile, I explained that it wasn’t Antonio who I’d marry.
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My supervisor was astounded but only wished me all the best.
I came to the airport with my luggage. While I was waiting for my flight, I caught a glimpse of Coleen’s tweet. She was wearing a new dress with Antonio’s arm around her waist. In the background were Antonio’s parents and relatives.
It turned out that the gathering Coleen mentioned was with. Antonio’s parents.
Coleen’s tweet wrote, “Yeah! I was a bit on edge, but his family are really nice. They also brought me big gifts.”
Antonio commented, “I told you my parents would like you.”
His friends also commented on the tweet, saying that Antonio finally took his beloved woman to meet with his parents.
I gave her a like and then sent Antonia a text, “Let’s break up.“”
Half a minute later, I started to be bombarded with calls and texts.
The flight to Newcastle only took three hours. It happened to be a young couple that was sitting next to me.
The guy was humoring the girl on the way. Watching the two lovebirds, I couldn’t help falling into a trance.
I used to be so lovey–dovey with Antonio too, but now we were estranged.
I saw Tyler as soon as the flight landed.
Next to him stood a tall man, who was even taller than Tyler. With his hair slightly pulled back, he was wearing a suit and glasses with gold wire frames.
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Seeing me stare at the guy, Tyler said, “This is my friend. He was on the way, so I asked him to come and pick you up. together.”
I nodded and saw the guy holding my luggage. I elbowed Tyler and whispered, “Tyler, where’s your assistant? Is it appropriate to let your friend do this?”
Tyler sneered, “He’s more than happy to do this. Just let him be.”
He gazed at me and through the reflection in his eyes, I found that I looked so miserable at the moment.
My face was pale with dark circles. I felt a bit guilty. I had promised Tyler I’d look after myself well when I left Newcastle, but I didn’t keep my word.
Tyler just heaved a sigh. “Anyway, you’re back.”
He rumpled my hair and scrutinized me. All of a sudden, his face stiffened. “What’s wrong with your hands?”
I didn’t wanna worry Tyler and the wound recovered well, so I unwound the bandage in advance. Yet, the flesh was still faintly visible through the cracked fingernails, but Tyler still discovered it quickly.
Previously, I didn’t mind that at all. Now that he asked about it, I felt a bit grieved.
I sniffed and mumbled, “Tyler, I miss you.”
Tyler held me into his arms and said, “You’re back. Now I’m here for you, no one can bully you anymore.”
