Chapter 2 A burst of anger rose in my heart . My chair screeched across the travertine floor . I dumped the remaining pancake into the trash compactor . Kitchens right there . My voice sounded cold . Antonio leaned back in his chair , arms crossed behind his head . Still territorial about your damn food , I see . Same old Grace , he drawled , pushing up from the table . This book had been added on your bookshelf . I was speechless . As he passed me heading toward the spiral staircase , his hand brushed my hip . A foil packet appeared in my pocket . It was Plan B. Dont forget , he murmured . Watching him turn to the second floor , even though it was the height of summer , I felt a chill all over . Actually , he knew everything . Antonio slept in for the whole morning. As evening approached , he came downstairs . His Tom Ford suit jacket hung with intentional carelessness , artfully tousled hair catching the chandelier light like some 0.00 % x + x + ||| O Chapter 2 GQ spread come to life . 29 Mouchers Linda glanced up from her Kindle Paperwhite on the sofa . Dinners in thirty . Wherere you going ? Antonio crouched to buff a microscopic scuff from his Ferragamo loafers . Scouting my future wife , he drawled . Keep joking like that , Linda warned , nodding toward where I stood frozen in the archway , and Gracell end up marrying that nice Wharton boy from the club . The temperature dropped twenty degrees . We both remembered the yellowed newspaper clipping in the library Local Hero Parrish in Brownstone Fire Saving Business Partner followed by the custody agreement that bound me to this gilded cage . Back then , the Kaufman family suddenly had a fire . To save his friend , Uncle Nelson , my dad rushed into the flames all by himself . Later , my mom also passed away due to illness . Uncle Nelson and Auntie Linda then raised me as their own . So they had always been looking forward to me marrying Antonio in the future . They also wanted us to be together . This was a fact that Antonio and I had known since we were young . 23.15 % ||| О < Chaptes ? Mom , stop making things up . You know I see Grace as family . 18 * * Antonios feigned detached tone snapped me back to reality . When Linda left for the kitchen , I blocked his path to the garage . Off to serenade your precious Miss Perfect ? His head snapped up . You went through my phone ? His voice turned sharp all of a sudden . Then , seemingly remembering this morning when he was still half asleep and asked me to turn off his alarm , the coldness in his eyes eased up a bit . Fine , since you already know , I wont hide it from you . We grew up together . You should know how much time Ive spent chasing her , right ? I did know . Madison was that music major who stood out like a rose among thorns at our school . While other girls drowned in oversized sweaters and sported boyish cuts , she flowed through hallways with Bridgerton curls and a dancers grace . Thats why when Antonios stray basketball hit her head during practice junior year , he fell harder than that rebound . 50.59 % x + ||| O < Chapter 2 1288 Prouchers The guy who never stuck with anything for a week suddenly became laser focused chasing Madison for two straight years . But even as prom king , Antonio struck out . Madison kept rejecting him over his lousy grades and late night gaming binges . Tears burned my eyes as I stared up at him on the stairs . If youre still hung up on her … then whyd you say yes yesterday ? My voice cracked . Why take me to that motel and … and … ? Antonio scoffed . Hold up l never agreed to your drunk confession . You planted one on me after babbling about feelings . What was I supposed to do ? Let my sister get humiliated in front of everyone ? What a considerate reason . My fists clenched . Then the motel ? He jammed his hands in his pockets, descending toward me . You were wasted ! Bringing you home wouldve gotten me grounded for life . What happened after … A shrug . Cmon Grace , Im a man . 76.06 % + x + + x + 111 O Chapter 2 1 288 iVouchers The guy who never stuck with anything for a week suddenly became laser focused chasing Madison for two straight years . But even as prom king , Antonio struck out . Madison kept rejecting him over his lousy grades and late night gaming binges . Tears burned my eyes as I stared up at him on the stairs . If youre still hung up on her … then whyd you say yes yesterday ? My voice cracked . Why take me to that motel and … and … ? Antonio scoffed . Hold up l never agreed to your drunk confession . You planted one on me after babbling about feelings . What was I supposed to do ? Let my sister get humiliated in front of everyone ? What a considerate reason . My fists clenched . Then the motel ? He jammed his hands in his pockets, descending toward me . You were wasted ! Bringing you home wouldve gotten me grounded for life . What happened after … A shrug . Cmon Grace , Im a man . 76.06 % о Chapter 2 No remorse . Just excuses . 11 288 Vouchers Chapter 3 288 Vouchers Chapter 3 Discover our latest featured short drama reel. Watch now and enjoy the story!