Chapter26 I felt a mix of surprise and guilt . So you saw the whole thing ? Yep . Samuel nodded . Seeing us all cozy , Antonio shot up from the ground , his eyes bloodshot as he grilled me , Who the hell is this guy ? Samuel , trying to provoke him on purpose , let his hand glide from my shoulder to my waist . Her fiance , he announced . Bullshit . Take your hand off . Grace , hes just lying , right ? You brought him here to make me jealous , didnt you? You really think highly of yourself . Freddys voice cut through the tension from behind us . Antonio instinctively retreated . Samuel and I spun around to see Freddy approaching , a baseball bat in tow . I wanted to intervene , but Samuel , still holding me close , guided us out of the way . What are you doing ? Freddys got a heavy hand , I said . Samuel just grinned , Relax . Ive got this . No ones dying today , He whipped out his phone and dialed . Get an ambulance on standby outside the Parrishs place , he ordered . I was rendered speechless . Antonios brows knitted as he looked from Freddy to me . He asked , Grace , were not done , are we ? Our story hasnt finished . You cant marry someone else . Even if he is your fiance , you should back out . Freddy just sneered and swung that bat at Antonios leg without a second thought . Antonio howled in pain and hit the dirt .. Freddy scolded . Ive been out here listening , and let me tell you , youve crossed the line messing with Grace , and you dared to hit her ? Antonio , youre not my friend anymore . And with that , he raised the bat again .. Antonio let out a painful groan , but he kept his eyes on me , dragging himself over . Stop , Freddy . Thats enough , I said . Freddys bat was mid swing , frozen in the air . Grinning through his pain , Antonio said , There it is . You still care about me . You cant just walk away , Grace . I shook off Samuels hold , strode up to Antonio , and knelt down right in front of him . Then I slapped him hard . This slap settled our score , Antonio . Were even . And dont talk about a breakup . You never even called me your girlfriend . We were never official , so theres nothing to break . Let me make this crystal clear . Im over you , Antonio . Stay out of my life . With that , I grabbed Freddys arm , ready to pull him away . But Freddy refused to leave . I stomped my foot in frustration . Seriously ? You want to risk it all for this jerk ? He gritted his teeth , chucked the bat aside , and dropped to the ground , landing a few more punches on Antonios face . Chapter26 When Freddy was finally done , Samuel signaled to the ambulance waiting in the distance . A team of medical staff rushed over , loaded Antonio onto a stretcher , and carted him off . As we were about to head back inside , Antonio , despite his condition , had the audacity to call out to Samuel , I was with her for seven years . Are you sure you want to marry her ? Samuel and Freddy turned to look at him , but I held Freddy back . I didnt expect Samuel to put his foot on Antonios injured leg and ground it down . ) Youre a disgrace , Samuel said . But dont worry . Ill make her so happy that itll hurt you to watch . Get him out of here , Samuel ordered . Once Antonio was gone , Samuel came over , took my hand , and said , Lets get out of here . Ill take you out for shopping . I blinked in surprise . With such a big thing happening , he neither asked about it nor said anything else . Yet , he just proposed we go shopping ? Chapter ??