Chapter 76
After Keyla was driven away by Antonio, she still didn’t give up. She thought Antonio had always loved her and since the last time at the hotel was fake, she decided to set up a real one.
In the dimly lit bar, Antonio sat alone in the corner drinking. He had been busy with Lancy’s study abroad plans and barely paid attention to his work. Grace’s departure hit him harder than Keyla’s back then. He could never forgive himself for the harm he had done to Grace. Only alcohol could make him temporarily forget that Grace was gone.
“Take this drink to that gentleman over there.”
Keyla pushed a glass of wine towards a waiter. She was determined to get Antonio tonight.
Antonio felt hot all over and restless. He tried to get up but fell into a soft embrace. Groggy, he seemed to see Grace.
“Grace, is that you? Have you come to take me home?”
Keyla didn’t speak, just nodded. She helped Antonio out and took him to the room she had booked in advance. At this point, Antonio couldn’t tell who he was holding. His longing for Grace was at its peak.
“Grace, I really, really love you. So, you’ve come back, right?”
He kissed the person underneath him, someone he had dreamed of seeing. However, when he smelled Keyla’s unique perfume, he suddenly came to his senses. He rushed into the bathroom and doused himself with cold. water to calm his irritation. When he came out, he saw Keyla lying on the bed, naked.
“Why is it you? Keyla, do you have any shame?”
Keyla wasn’t angry. She got up and pushed Antonio down.
She then said, “As long as I can have you, I don’t care about shame. Antonio, when you had sex with Grace that day, you called my name, didn’t you?
“So, today, I won’t mind if you take me as her…”
Antonio pushed her down and slapped her twice. Keyla could no longer keep her seductive demeanor. She couldn’t believe that even under the influence of drugs; Antonio could still control himself. In fact, she had underestimated how much he despised her.
“Antonio, didn’t you love me? Now that I’m offering myself to you, why don’t you want me?”
Antonio glared at her with disgust. He had once loved her deeply. However, that was because he didn’t realize his true feelings and her
viciousness.
“Keyla, I was blind to love such a scum like you. You will pay for what you’ve done.
He took advantage of his sobriety and left unsteadily. Meanwhile, he said to himself, “Grace, in this world, no one deserves my love except you. I just want to guard you as you once guarded me, but why won’t you give me a chance?”
It started raining heavily outside. Antonio ran into the rain. The cold rain extinguished the agitation caused by the drugs. His heart was as cold ast his body, and he fell into a fever that night.
“Antonio, let’s go to the hospital!”
Antonio returned home drenched. After Laney helped him change his clothes, she found his body temperature was burning up. Antonio was her only family, so she was afraid something would happen to him. However,
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Antonio stubbornly believed this was his punishment, saying that a fever was nothing compared to Grace enduring a ruthless abortion alone.
“Laney, I’m fine. Go get some antipyretics, and I’ll be okay after taking it.”
Laney rushed out to find the med kit. However, when she opened it, she found there were no more antipyretics. At that moment, she finally remembered that Grace used to regularly replace expired drugs. However, after she left, no one took care of these trivial matters.
Dejectedly, she took out some money, grabbed an umbrella, and went out to buy medicine. As she walked, she cried bitterly, regretting that they had lost such a wonderful family. Seeing Antonio in pain, she suffered
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Antonio had a fever for three days. In a daze, he often mistook Laney for Grace. With no other choice, Laney could only call 911 and take him to the hospital. However, Antonio was not cooperative with the treatment at
all.
“Antonio, take your medicine, okay? If you continue like this, how can I rest assured and go study abroad?”
Antonio stared blankly out the window. He only turned his gaze when he heard Laney crying. Those days when he was ill, he often thought it would be better to just die. The next moment, he realized that he still had a sister, and he couldn’t leave her alone so cruelly.