Chapter219
The awards ceremony ended without a hitch.
Antonio and Tyler, eager to celebrate Michelle’s big win, whisked her away for a shopping getaway.
As they cruised toward their vacation destination, Michelle couldn’t help but bring up the phone call she’d overheard at the ceremony.
“Did Grace call you guys? I seemed to hear her name right before I went on stage,” she asked.
“Screw her. She’s just pulling another stunt, trying to light a fire to get our attention,” Antonio replied.
“Come on, Antonio. Don’t be like that,” Michelle gently pushed back. “Grace is just trying to get your attention. She meant well.
“It’s all on me. If it weren’t for me, she wouldn’t have had to resort to something so wild.
“How about we go back and see how Grace is doing?
“If she ticks off and yells at me, I’ll just turn a deaf ear.”
As Michelle spoke, her eyes were welling up with tears, making her look like a mistreated kitten.
Antonio, feeling for her, wrapped her in a comforting hug. “Michelle, you’re just too sweet. That’s why she keeps pushing you around.”
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Tyler nodded in agreement. “Don’t beat yourself up, Michelle. She’s the one who’s being a bully.”
No sooner had he finished his sentence than his phone started ringing.
It was a cop from Wigocia, checking if he was related to Grace.
Before Tyler had a chance to say anything, Antonio snorted, “A cop? Grace is really something, trying to fake a cop call.”
The cop continued, “Here’s my badge number, 010xxxx. We got a late–night call. A fire tore through one of the villas down in Oakwood Villas.
“The security footage shows Ms. Parrish going back into the villa and not coming out, even after the place went up in
flames.
“The fire was a real beast. All we could salvage were a few things that might have been Ms. Parrish’s.”
Antonio’s face twisted into a sneer, “Pretending to be dead? Tell Grace, that trick won’t fly. She should give it up.”
Without a second thought, Antonio grabbed Tyler’s phone and blocked the number.
There was no way a schemer like Grace would kick the bucket that easily.
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