After He Gave Me a $13 Million Diamond Ring, I Asked for a Breakup

For seven years, Olivia Thompson has been Adam Walker's girlfriend, and every time another woman clings to him, he gives her a diamond ring to prevent misunderstandings. Her jewelry box now holds 136 of them, each priceless, each a silent apology. When he slips a 6-carat pink diamond worth $13 million onto her finger, Olivia smiles and asks to break up.

Adam apologizes for missing the concert she planned a year in advance, then leaves to receive business partners. But his private collection shows a girl with features like Olivia's, wearing the same couple's ring, and Olivia's best friend films Adam kissing her in the parking lot. The girl is Chloe Davis, the soulmate Adam's mother once drove away, and the gold jewelry he lends her is Olivia's own.

Realizing she was only ever a substitute, Olivia holds the pink diamond to the light and waits for Adam to return, thinking her asleep.