Chapter 1

My boyfriend's childhood friend turned obsessive. When she couldn't have him, she went after my dad instead.

Liam took me out for a candlelit dinner, and the next thing I knew, Chloe was jetting off to Paris on a private plane with my dad, on a massive shopping spree.

She even had the nerve to sneer at me, "Satisfied with just a casual dinner? My man is way more generous than Liam Maxwell!"

I nodded furiously, like a bobblehead. "Oh yeah, totally! Your man's the most generous!"

So generous, in fact, that my name is on his will.

"Liam, are you *really* going to abandon me for this woman?"

"I've been by your side for eleven years. Does that mean nothing compared to someone who saved your life?"

"W-w-what? I'm the one who loves you most in this world! Can't you just look at me?"

I'm Anya Sharma, and this woman in front of me, wailing out her woes and pleading her case to my boyfriend, is his childhood friend, Chloe Reed.

In Chloe's words, childhood sweethearts just couldn't compete with a 'destined' connection.

Chloe blocked our path, crying nonstop.

She acted as if Liam and I being together meant *she* was the one being abandoned.

But heaven knows, that wasn't the case at all.

I've lost count of how many times Chloe has pulled this stunt.

Not hundreds, but easily dozens.

You couldn't get rid of her; she was like a stubborn stain I couldn't scrub off.

They just happened to be in the same class from elementary school all the way through college, and she unilaterally decided to crown herself his 'childhood sweetheart.'

Liam had assured me repeatedly that he barely knew her. And I'd even had someone look into it; this was clearly Chloe's one-sided fantasy.

Sure enough, Liam grabbed my hand, ready to leave, not even bothering to glance her way.

As we walked past Chloe, I paused, looking at her. "Sister, seriously, if it's really that bad, maybe we should find a hospital and get your head checked out?"

It was a genuine suggestion, but she took it as a provocation, glaring at me fiercely.

Her eyes seemed to accuse me of stealing her man.

Hopeless. People who only want to live in their own delusional world can't be reasoned with.

What else could she do besides see a doctor?

Just as we were about to leave, Chloe suddenly roared from behind us,

"Liam Maxwell! This is your last chance! If you're going to be heartless, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

Liam didn't even turn his head.

Sometimes, I actually felt sorry for my boyfriend.

If it were any other woman, they probably would've cracked under Chloe's harassment by now.