3 . The day Amber came in for her company interview , she performed terribly . Liam was openly dismissive of her . I didn't pay much attention to this underqualified and underperforming candidate either . But for some reason , she was eventually hired anyway , against all odds . She even slowly transformed from an insignificant nobody into Liam's personal assistant . I only truly started to notice something was wrong when * our * matching rings , the ones only Liam and I shared , appeared on Amber's hand . At first , when I confronted him , Liam would patiently explain things and try to appease me . But over time , he just grew impatient . My repeated reluctance , tolerance , and efforts to please him only made his favoritism toward Amber more blatant . At company dinners , he'd only order Amber's favorite dishes , Amber only worked half a day a week ; the rest of her time was spent playing around with Liam . And all of Amber's actual assistant work ? Liam pushed it onto me . Liam mentioned her more and more in front of me . At first , it was unconscious praise and admiration . Later , he'd compare me to her , complaining I wasn't as understanding or considerate as she was . It came to a head during a company afternoon tea . Liam said his coffee tasted good . Amber said she wanted to try it , and without a word , Liam handed his coffee to her . Amber took a big sip from the straw Liam had used , without him even bothering to change it . He even took the coffee back and continued to drink from it , right where her lipstick print was . In that moment , my heart felt like it was being squeezed by an invisible hand , a raw aching pain . From then on , his so - called ' best girl friend Amber crossed more and more lines . Afraid Liam would get sunburned , she'd brazenly rub sunscreen all over his body . I'd make him packed lunches , and she'd make them too . She'd always eat * my * packed lunches , under the pretense that my cooking was just " too good " to resist , and then make Liam eat hers . Even my birthday celebration , which Liam had promised , was canceled because Amber claimed she had a cold . But every time I expressed my unhappiness about these things , Liam would impatiently say , " Chloe Miller , your mind is just so dirty , everything looks dirty to you . Amber and I are just friends ; don't taint it with your twisted mind . " But as time went on , he said it with less and less conviction , his voice wavering . The most disheartening moment was a major industry event . The organizers required attendees to bring a partner , but Liam didn't tell me at all . He just took Amber . I only found out afterward , when several people repeatedly asked if Liam and I had broken up . When I confronted him, Liam was even angrier than I was . " I was just helping Amber expand her network , and training talent for the company . Why are you so petty ? " That time , we gave each other the silent treatment for a long time . So long that I truly thought we would part ways then . Until he sent me a text late one night : " Babe , my stomach hurts so much ." All my carefully constructed indifference crumbled in an instant . ་ And so , the terrible cycle started all over again : I'd question him , he'd get angry , I'd apologize , he'd " forgive " me . I closed the ring box and tossed it into the trash . Deep in my drawer , there was still a letter of apology Liam had written me when he was eighteen , because he'd forgotten to reply to one of m messages . He really cared about me back then . But now , he only cared about Amber . I took out the apology letter , tore it into pieces , and threw it in the trash . After decades of memories were completely cleared out , the house felt much emptier . My heart felt empty along with it . The company group chat was still flooded with photos of Amber celebrating Liam's birthday and making him laugh . Knowing Liam's blatant favoritism towards Amber , colleagues eagerly chimed in with compliments , " Oh my god , Mr. Donovan and Amber are so perfect together ! " " You should find a girlfriend like Amber , not a petty , moody one like Chloe Miller " " Chloe Miller only gets by because of her family . Unlike our Amber , who got to this position all on her own . There's no comparison between the two ? P < " Chloe Miller only gets by because of her family . Unlike our Amber , who got to this position all on her own . There's no comparison between the two . " Too disgusted to look anymore , I called my lawyer and instructed him to withdraw all my investments from Donovan Corp.