Chapter 1

Seven years ago,I saved a girl from a living hell.

She repaid me by sleeping with my husband.

At our third-anniversary gala,Ethan Vance hugged me from behind.

He leaned toward my neck.

I pushed him away.

"Why so cold?"he said,his tone a playful complaint.

"You're not afraid I'll seek comfort from another woman?"

I smiled at him.

"Have you heard the saying?"I asked in return.

"Cheaters always end up losing everything."

Ethan scoffed.

His thumb brushed the big diamond on my ring finger.

"The CEO of the Sterling Group believes in something like that?"

I looked at him and shook my head.

"That was the vow you made when you proposed to me three years ago."

Ethan's expression changed.

I looked away from him and took off my wedding ring.

I handed it to my assistant,Chloe.

"Happy anniversary.Yours,not mine."

Both Ethan and Chloe were stunned.

...

"Tori...Miss Sterling,it's not true..."

Chloe's eyes filled with tears.

Her voice caught in her throat.

"I...I never wanted to hurt you."

She shook her head.

Her limited-edition Van Cleef&Arpels clover earrings chimed.

She looked nothing like the girl from seven years ago.

A desperate girl from a remote Appalachian town.

She had begged me to save her.

Her family was trying to force her into a marriage with a violent alcoholic.

Back then,she had said,"Please get me out of that hellhole,and I'll do anything for you."

So this was how she repaid me.

Chloe was crying now.

A flicker of pity crossed Ethan's eyes.

He stepped forward and pulled Chloe behind him.

"Tori,it's not what you think...It's our anniversary tonight.Half of New York's elite is here.Can we talk tomorrow?I'll give you an explanation?"