Chapter 18

Caleb's frame shuddered, his gaze fixed on Christine in utter disbelief. Christine looked resigned as she continued, "I have actually realized it for quite a while now. You didn't try to reconcile with me after Sophia left, so I understood that I had completely messed up. I thought that I was testing you—by making you wait and making you like me more—but I didn't expect that you’d meet someone you actually fell for." She then hung her head, feeling utterly bitter. Every part of her relationship with Caleb had been carefully planned. Sophia, however, was different. She had poured everything into her love for Caleb, loving him wholeheartedly without any games or tricks. Caleb still fell for her in the end, genuinely and profoundly so. She had lost again, not only academically to Sophia but also in love and sincerity. Though it felt as if her heart were being torn apart, Christine's pride forced her to hold her head up high as she said, "I guess that's it then. I don't need you in my