"Beautiful, isn't it?"

"Yes, very beautiful." You gazed at your reflection in the mirror, mesmerized by the emerald diamond necklace perfectly encircling your neck.

Owen had called you to his house, placed the beautiful necklace around your neck, and smiled with satisfaction. He stood behind you, clearly pleased with his expensive taste.

Owen Donovan Riley had been your best friend since childhood—you always played together, went places together, and did everything together, like a couple. Everyone thought so. Even from a young age, you always stood by him, supported him when his own family abandoned him, up to the point where he successfully built his business from scratch and became the youngest successful CEO in California.

Then he carefully removed the emerald necklace from your neck. You furrowed your brow—wait, wasn't it for you?

"I'm going to give this necklace to Maria," Owen said with a thin smile as he neatly placed the necklace back into its box. It turned out he just wanted to see how the necklace looked on someone before giving it to his crush... Maria.