Chapter 16: Breaking Point

(Aline POV) On the drive home, my thoughts were somewhat chaotic. The conversation with Lucas made me inevitably recall all sorts of things from the past. Lucas and I had grown up together, childhood sweethearts—everyone said we were a perfect match made in heaven. But thinking carefully, did Lucas really understand me? If he understood, he wouldn't have said those hurtful words just now. Maybe I didn't understand him either. Lucas might have always been this kind of person from the beginning. This...