This Time, I'm Leaving My Silent Lover

Synopsis

On my seventeenth birthday, I was making a wish in front of the cake. Lucas suddenly spoke up. "Can you just give the scholarship back to Chloe? You're already crashing at my place and taking advantage of everything—do you really have to grab even this bit of cash too?" Lucas had selective mutism. Ever since we were kids, this was the first time he'd ever spoken to me—and it was all for Chloe. I didn't dare say anything; I just kept quiet and gave in. After all, I was just a broke live-in companion who'd secretly accepted three million dollars from his father, Arthur Bennett. Once SAT was over, I was heading overseas for college. I wasn't going to fight over the scholarship or Chloe.