Rebirth in betrayal 2

Rebirth in betrayal 2

Chapter

After coming back home. I hid the teaching assignment notice in the interlayer of the wardrobe

Then I opened the calendar on my phone, sat on the couch, and started to count down the days

I’d set off in the next month

Soon, I could get rid of all this

I was eating when Antonio came back together with Sofia and her daughter, Zoe Jenkins

At the sight of me, Sofia smiled, feigning shyness

Sorry, Grace, for disturbing you again.” 

In the next second, Zoe went to the kitchen briskly with such familiarity as if it were her own home. Then she said to Antonio, Mr. Kaufman, Mrs. Kaufman didn’t cook for us today.” 

What?Antonio frowned

Looking at me, he asked, What’s this supposed to mean?” 

Deadpan, I replied, What do you wanna eat? I’ll go fix it now.” 

As their happy chatter came from the living room, I picked up the salt and started sprinkling it on the dishes

I added ten times the usual amount of salt to every dish

By the time I walked out of the kitchen. Zoe had already set the table for the three of them

My plate was pushed into the corner

Seeing this, I said nothing

Instead, I leaned against the fridge and watched as they ate and spat out the food

They then reached for the soup, only to spit it all over the table because it was even saltier

Zoe cried, her cries grating

Sofia looked at me, aggrieved. Grace, since we’re not welcome here, we won’t be here again.” 

Then she led Zoe to stand This book had been added on your bookshelf or before they left

Antonio questioned me with a sullen face, You did it on purpose?” 

I ignored him. After I cleaned the table, I fixed myself some pasta

Noticing the indifferent look on my face, he sighed after a while

He said, Sofia and I grew up together

After her husband died, Mr. Jenkins asked me to take care of her and Zoe. You know I need him to back me up in the company, right

But no worries. Since you don’t want them to be here, they won’t.” 

The next day, Antonio left home for work

The second he stepped out, I packed up, planning on going back to my 

hometown in a couple of days to clean up my folksplace

Though it was an arranged marriage decided by our grandpas, now that I decided to get a divorce. I ought to tell Antonio’s parents in advance. I didn’t want to be criticized

During these few years, I had embroidered several blankets and 

pillowcases, hoping to make my home with Antonio cozier. And now, as I looked at them. I just wanted to laugh at how stupid I was. I gave them, along with the new shoes I had made, all to Kara Santiago downstairs who collected recyclables

They were all brandnew, and Kara insisted on paying me, saying that she wouldn’t take them if I refused the money. Finally, I gave in and took the crumpled 50 dollars she handed over to me

It wasn’t much. But given the harsh conditions in the remote area. I figured it might come in handy at some point

After I went back home. I checked the calendar on my phone again. I just needed to endure for ten more days. After that, I could leave and pursue the life I wanted

Antonio came home late at night. Seeing that there was no food on the table, he was stunned. Have you eaten?I asked without looking up

He said. Yeah. I grabbed a few bites.” 

When he walked past me, the smell of perfume wafted toward me. It was sickly sweet; on no ground was it his cologne

With Sofia and Zoe, right?I said mockingly. Youhe stuttered and reached out, wanting to say something, but I acted as if I hadn’t seen that and turned to the study

Chama

It was filled with all my textbooks and exam papers from my days in school. I planned on packing them up because I’d need them when teaching

As I was packing up. Antonio knocked on the door

What’s up?I didn’t open the door because I didn’t want him to see what I was doing

He remained silent outside the door for a while. After quite some time, he said. Dad and Mom want to know when we’ll get married so that they can make preparations in advance.” 

Continuing to pack up, I said flatly, Getting married is a big deal. I’m going back to my parents tomorrow, and I’ll check with them.” 

He said nothing; he just stood at the door for a long time, seemingly having something to say. In the end, however, he left in silence

I breathed a sigh of relief and leaned against the bookshelf

He could have told his parents if he really wanted to marry me. At this point, what was I still expecting

In my previous life, my family encountered a sudden misfortune, and both my parents fell seriously ill. Antonio’s grandpa, Earl Kaufman, helped us a lot in our darkest time, and I admitted I owed the Kaufman family. Even those who didn’t know what had happened could tell how much I loved Antonio. I loved him so deeply that even when he got drunk and said Sofia’s name in bed, I chose to respond to him

But, in my previous life, I repaid him even with my life

I owed him nothing. This time, I wanted to live for myself

Rebirth in betrayal

Rebirth in betrayal

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