---- Chapter 285 the cold shoulder. Barely a month had passed when Michelle had a fall at home, and sadly, the baby was gone. Michelle and her mom got the boot from the Parrish family. They packed up and left Wigocia, heading for a second-tier city to start their life. But with Antonio and Tyler keeping tabs, their days weren't exactly rosy. From chat history, | learned that Antonio was off to Sendaweth for work, and Tyler dropped off the map.

Nothing else caught my eye, so | bailed on WhatsApp. Five days later, | was on a plane with Linda and a couple of other colleagues, bound for Abalind. It was a week-long trip. | figured | wouldn't have the bad luck to run into those two. ---- Chapter 285 Once | arrived in Abalind, | only stepped out of my hotel when it was really necessary. Most of the time, | stayed in my room, not daring to step outside. The evening before my departure, there was this farewell dinner | had to go to.

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It was at some fancy club. The moment | walked in, | could swear | felt eyes on me. But when | turned to look, nobody was there. That was when the uneasiness started to set in. About halfway through the dinner, | faked a bathroom break, grabbed my bag, and was ready to leave. | played it safe and took the back exit. Abalind was wild with traffic. | waited for a taxi under a tree. And then, out of the blue, | heard a bunch of quick footsteps coming up behind me.

---- Chapter 286 Chapter 286 | knew those footsteps well. Yet, | felt a weird kind of calm inside. Antonio's voice, all wobbly and unsure, only hit me when he stopped behind me. "Grace, is that really you?" he asked. | didn't bother turning but kept my eyes glued to my phone. Antonio came up to me, his gaze fixed on me. He came closer, one step at atime. "Grace, | know it's you." | tilted my head, my face all confused.

"Excuse me, sir, but are you talking to me?" A lot had changed since the last time he saw me. My long hair was history, now it was a bob that hit my shoulders.