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Everyone thought Aveline Hart was lucky.
Beautiful, fair-skinned, hazel-eyed, intelligent, and deeply loved by her family, she seemed to have the kind of life people could only dream of. She was the beloved daughter, the excellent student, the graceful girl who smiled even when the world was unkind.
But being almost perfect came with a price.
People admired her, then judged her. They praised her, then searched for her flaws. Friends became strangers. Kindness was mistaken for arrogance. Silence was mistaken for pride. No matter how carefully Aveline lived, someone always found a reason to hurt her.
In high school, she once had a quiet crush on Theodore Hayes, the boy everyone admired. He was intelligent, serious, respected, and one year older than her. To Aveline, he was impossible to reach, so she buried her feelings and moved on with her life.
Years later, Aveline is thirty and working at a research center. She has achieved success, but love and friendship have never stayed. Around her, people still judge, whisper, and misunderstand her. She begins to believe that maybe the world will always be against her.
Then Theodore returns.
Now a respected university professor, Theodore Hayes is no longer just the unreachable boy from her past. He is calm, mature, and certain of what he wants. When their lives cross again, he sees the pain behind Aveline's smile and the loneliness she has hidden for years.
And unlike everyone else, Theodore does not leave.
As he slowly enters her guarded heart, Aveline must learn whether she can trust a love that feels too sincere to be real. But Theodore is not interested in a temporary romance. He wants her future, her broken pieces, her quiet fears, and the life she never believed someone would choose.
A heartfelt romance about family, friendship, healing, and a woman who spent her life being misunderstood-until one man finally chose to stay.