Austin had made his biggest concession yet. His eyes were full of what looked like sincerity.
Over the past few months, Caroline had barely been in contact with them. Even when my parents missed her and reached out, she always had an excuse ready, brushing them off as quickly as possible. It had genuinely hurt them.
At the same time, because of the breaking news about me being top scorer back then, people who had never bothered our family before suddenly started reaching out. And whenever my parents tried to find Caroline, they discovered she was too busy fawning over Caleb and the Foster family, aside from her classes.
The spotlight of being the top scorer was simply too bright to ignore. Even though the Fosters publicly recognized Caroline as their daughter, everyone knew the truth:
