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Aurora "Rory" Villanueva has always believed that every story deserves to be told. As an optimistic journalism student with dreams of becoming an investigative reporter, she's determined to leave her mark on the world-even if it means stumbling into awkward situations along the way.
Celeste De Vera is the exact opposite. A brilliant law student admired for her elegance and feared for her cold demeanor, she's built walls around her heart that no one has ever managed to break. To most people, she's untouchable. To Rory, she's simply the most frustrating person she's ever met.
When fate forces them to work together on a university project, constant arguments and clashing personalities make it seem impossible for them to get along. But as late-night study sessions, rainy afternoons, and quiet conversations reveal the hidden sides of each other, resentment slowly gives way to understanding-and an unexpected friendship begins to bloom.
Yet some hearts carry secrets too heavy to share.
As family expectations, campus rumors, painful memories, and uncertain futures threaten to pull them apart, Rory and Celeste must decide whether love is worth the risk of opening old wounds. Together, they'll discover that healing isn't a journey meant to be walked alone, and that sometimes the most beautiful love stories begin with two people who never expected to fall.