Hopeful and Hopeless
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Emilie gets distracted very easily. So why, just as her life starts to get all too busy, does Lukas show up? She can't help but see him as just another distraction. She has far more important things to focus on; the opening of her new cafe, her disabled sister.
But she hasn't been selfish for a long time, she hasn't had the chance to. At least thats her excuse.
Lukas' life is seemingly perfect. He is the first born to Joseph Berkeley, the headmaster and founder of the most prestigious college in America, Berkeley University. But wealth doesn't mean happiness, it never has. Not for Lukas that is. But when he meets Emilie, he can't turn back. Finally he found something he wants to work for, something he's passionate about.
Now, he just needs to convince her to be selfish.
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