---- Chapter 270 seemed about to speak. ---- Chapter 271 Chapter 271 Michelle wriggled free from Antonio's embrace and planted herself between us. "Ms. Parrish, please don't be too hard on Antonio,' she begged, tears welling up in her eyes. "This is my fault. | shouldn't have interfered in your relationship." She wiped her nose. "I'll leave now." Antonio's expression softened as he looked at Michelle. "Why are you apologizing?

Grace is the one who should be sorry!" He gently brushed away her tears, then turned a hardened gaze back to me. "Grace, get your things and leave." "I'll break off the engagement,' | said, cutting him off, "but first, you should return what's mine." ---- Chapter 271 Antonio looked puzzled. "What are you talking about?" | pulled off my engagement ring, the one his mother had given me, claiming it was a family heirloom passed down from his grandmother.

In return, my mother had given him with a ring from her own collection, a piece she'd purchased at auction for a million dollars, rumored to have belonged to Napoleon. Antonio's face darkened. His ring finger was bare. He'd worn that ring every day since he was fifteen. After a moment, he gave a dismissive smile, "That ring was hideous. | was going to get rid of it anyway." He avoided my gaze. "It's at home. I'll return it later." | walked through the front door to find Tyler in