Chapter 3 He was right . In everyone's eyes , James was the peak . [ ] Ivy League , old money , a face straight off the cover of GQ . I They all seemed to forget who I was . Me , the girl who got into MIT'S AI program , who graduated summa cum laude after skipping three grades , who was dubbed a " Prodigy to Watch " in Tech Review . [ ] In my sophomore year at Georgetown , I filed seven AI patents . [ ] Before I even graduated, I recruited a team of seniors and founded Apex AI . I still held a 60 % controlling stake in the company 10- > Marrying into the Holden family wasn't some desperate move because of my gambling - addict father . I wasn't playing dumb . I was just tired . ] Driving home , Mia called . [ ] " Class reunion tonight . You in ? " It was all the kids from our prep school . The core group . It was an annual tradition . [ ] A proper goodbye . " I'll be there , " I said . [ ] At , I walked into Room 603 at the Imperial Club . [ ] " Where's James ? " someone called out . [ ] Another person shouted , " He's a CEO ! He never comes to these things ! " From the corner , someone snorted . " Oh , James is here . He's in Room 605 , taking shots for some girl . " [ ] " Amelia , you getting cheated on ? Finally getting cast aside ? " [ ] It was Millie - the valedictorian to my salutatorian . [ ] She'd confessed her love to James right before he asked me out . He chose me . For ten years , she'd been convinced I " stole him . " [ ] Now , she was practically glowing with vindication [ ] The room started buzzing . ] " No way ! James loves Amelia ! He's the last faithful man on earth ! " [ ] H Chapter 3 " Remember junior year ? Amelia crashed her dad's BMW , and James cried at her bedside in the hospital ! " " When his parents cut him off , he worked for three months flipping burgers just to buy her a birthday present ! " [ ] The stories piled up , a catalogue of his past devotion . [] A highlight reel of a love that was now dead . [ ] In the midst of their collective denial , Millie slammed her glass on the table . [ ] " Don't believe me ? Go see for yourselves ! " ] " Let's go ! Let's expose the liar ! " [ ] Hands grabbed me , pulling me towards the door . " Amelia's coming with us ! She'll prove you wrong , Millie ! " [ ] I dug my heels in . [ I already knew the truth . James was in there , taking shots for Zoe . ] Mia stepped in front of me , but Millie just sneered . [ ] n ' Then 3 F " What's wrong , Amelia ? Scared ? You already know he's cheating , don't you ? How pathetic . " She leaned in closer . [ ] " I told you scheming bitches always end up with nothing , like drowned rats . " ] Just then , the door to our room swung open . ] ] ( 0 )