“You humiliated me in front of Arthur! You changed the entire commission structure!”

“I didn’t change anything.”

I looked at him.

“I simply stopped allowing you to receive credit for work you didn’t do.”

His face reddened.

“This is all because of a train seat?”

I almost laughed.

“You’re destroying five years together, our wedding, and my career because Camellia sat in your seat?”

Camellia reached toward him.

“Luke, please calm down.”

He jerked away.

“Camellia, shut up!”

She stepped backward, stunned.

Tears immediately filled her eyes.

I watched him for a moment.

Then I understood something.

Camellia wasn’t special.

She was simply the newest person Luke expected to support him until supporting him became inconvenient.

When things went wrong, he blamed whoever was closest.

“You see?” I said quietly. “The second your life becomes difficult, you turn against whoever has been helping you.”

I reached into my handbag.

Then I placed my engagement ring on the glass conference table.

It slid across the surface and stopped directly in front of him.

“I paid the remaining twelve thousand dollars on that ring three months ago when your credit card was declined.”

Luke stared at it.

“Keep it.”

I picked up my briefcase.

“You may need the money after the board reviews your expense reports this afternoon.”

By Friday, Luke’s life had begun falling apart.

Back at headquarters, the executive board reviewed the Scott Global agreement.

The record was clear.

I had originated the relationship.

I had developed the proposal.

I had led the negotiations.

And I had closed the contract.

Combined with Arthur Scott’s recommendation, it was enough.

I was officially promoted to Senior Managing Director.

Luke’s Partner nomination was withdrawn.

But that wasn’t the worst part for him.

An internal review discovered that he had been manipulating department travel expenses.