Olivia felt her head spin. She was lost and confused. She didn't know how to respond. "Caleb, I—"
"Please," he cut in, "please just let me say this or else I would regret it until the day I die.” His thumb traced circles on her palm, a gesture so achingly familiar it made her chest hurt. His next words came out in a rush, like he'd been holding them in for too long. "Everything I said that day at our graduation—about loving Celine—was all lies. Every single word was a lie.”
"Then why…?" The question escaped her in a broken whisper. She still wanted to know the truth even after all these years. “Why did you lie to me? Why did you have to break my heart so severely?”
"Mr. Hilton came to me two weeks before graduation. He knew about my scholarship, knew it was my only chance at university.
