After a fast engagement and wedding, their relationship starts to splinter as Jackson becomes more controlling. Daphne relives her whirlwind romance with Jackson as he sweeps her off her feet and helps take care of her family while her father is recovering from a heart attack. The novel switches to the first-person point of view from Daphne’s perspective. She demands that Jackson leave Daphne, but Jackson hesitates. The two begin an affair that culminates in Amber’s pregnancy. She also gives Amber a key to the family’s New York apartment to use when Jackson is not staying there.Īfter an argument with Daphne, Jackson walks in on Amber at the apartment, and Amber successfully seduces him. As Amber climbs the ranks of the company, Daphne expresses discontent and worry about her marriage, claiming Jackson cheated on her in the past. Amber takes the woman’s place and impresses Jackson with her attention to detail, so much so that he offers her the position full-time. Amber slips medication into Jackson’s assistant’s coffee until the woman becomes disoriented and confused, forcing her into early retirement. Daphne arranges for Amber to get a job at Jackson’s company. Amber plots to seduce Jackson and convince him to divorce Daphne.Īs she grows closer to Daphne, Amber pretends that her boss sexually harassed her, but she cannot go to the police for fear they will not believe her. Amber volunteers with Daphne’s foundation and spends time with Daphne and her family, which includes the serious elder daughter Tallulah, the blunt younger daughter Bella, and Daphne’s handsome husband Jackson. Please be advised this text contains depictions of domestic violence, sexual assault, verbal child abuse, falsifying sexual assault allegations, and abusive relationships.Īmber Patterson establishes a relationship with Daphne Parrish, an exceptionally wealthy woman in the town of Bishops Harbor, by pretending to have a sister who died of cystic fibrosis.

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