Chapter 1

On our third wedding anniversary, Bryant Ferguson paid big money to get me the necklace I’d been eyeing for ages.

Everyone around us said he was head over heels in love with me.

Filled with joy, I was busy preparing a candlelit dinner when a video popped up on my phone. In the video, Bryant put the necklace around another woman’s neck, saying, “Congrats on your fresh start.”

It turned out it wasn’t just our anniversary. It was also the day his first love was finalizing her divorce.

I never in

imagined something like this could happen to me. Though my marriage to Bryant wasn’t born out of a whirlwind romance, he always played the role of the doting husband in public.

I sat at the dining table, staring at the cold steak and the trending topic, [Bryant Spends Millions To Make His Wife’s Happy.]

It all felt like a cruel joke.

At 2 a.m., a sleek black Mercedes finally pulled into the driveway.

I could see him stepping out through the glass door, impeccably dressed in a tailor-made- dark suit, his presence commanding yet elegant.

lights, surprised to find me in the dining room. Trying to

a glass of water, and glanced at the untouched dinner with a hint of surprise.

it cool, so I suppressed my feelings, reaching out to

forgot it.” He paused for a second, realizing what day it

where his hands had been tonight, and the thought disgusted me.

slightly stunned.

I kept smiling “Don’t try to fool me. You specifically bid on my favorite necklace, It’s all over

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necklace for Steven.”

says, a buddy is always the best

struggled to keep my smile. “Is

how he attracts girls. Bryant’s tone and expression

perfect features made me wonder if I

the first time he lied to me? Or had I been too

forgotten such an important day. I’ll make it up to you with a

“I only want that

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