Chapter 12 Word of my failed proposal quickly reached both families .
The Parrish familys eldest daughter fails proposal and gets dumped started trending locally .
Celia put on a fake show of tears , and Melvin , my father , blamed me .
Celias very sick .
How could you put her through this savage act online ? Shes your sister .
Fix it .
Now ! I shook my head with a sneer and refused .
He stormed over and slapped me hard across the face .
It had always been this way .
Since Celia was born , Melvin never took my side again .
After her mothers death a few years ago , he poured even more love into Celia .
In the past , Antonio always had my back , but now even he sided with her too .
Melvins endless rant filled the air , but I just looked at the rain outside , staying silent .
Finally , Janet , Antonios mother , showed up to save me , with a bruised and battered Antonio trailing behind her .
Grace , Antonio said , annoyed at my cold gaze , dont think my mom can always save you .
Janet frowned and smacked Antonio again .
Apologize to Grace ! Chapter 12 Antonio looked at me and muttered , Sorry .
Janet , using her close friendship with my mother , scolded Melvin .
11 Then , she held my hands , her expression softened .
Grace , can we talk for a moment ? I sighed softly and led her to my bedroom .
As soon as the door closed , tears came to her eyes .
Grace .

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I understand you .
Youre just like your mom .
Once you make up your mind , you never look back .
Its Antonios loss , she whispered .
After a short pause , she added , Im not gonna ask you to forgive my son .
But if theres anything I can do to help , just say the word .
Ill always have your back .
Her words warmed my heart .
After thinking for a moment , I said , Janet , let Antonio make Celias dying wish come true .
She looked surprised , then smiled faintly .
If thats what you want , Grace , then so be it .
Its time for Antonio to face the answer to his choices .
Hell regret this .
We smiled at each other , silently letting the topic slip off and never mentioning Antonio again .
With approval from both families , Antonio started preparing for the wedding .
He refused to break up with me .
His texts came daily words of love and pleas for patience .
I never responded , letting him play the fake lover .
1510 Celia , on the other hand .
kept sending photos to provoke me .
Thanks to her , I saw pictures of Antonio flying abroad for custom wedding rings , a super expensive dress , a fancy venue , and luxurious decorations .
Even a picture of him carefully trimming her toenails .
Celia texted .
Antonio is such a sweetheart .
No wonder you couldnt resist proposing to him ! By now , it was crystal clear to me his excuse of not being ready for marriage was just a lie to keep me calm .
If he loved someone , hed marry her without hesitation .
Celia easily claimed the grand wedding Antonio once promised me , along with every bit of affection .
As I distanced myself from the mess , I decided to dig deeper into his betrayal .
After Celias mother entered our lives , my mom had me save the houses surveillance footage regularly .
Now .
I sat alone at my computer, watching scene after scene of Celia shamelessly pursuing Antonio .