Synopsis：At eighteen, Vera finally gave her first love to Mason, the ice hockey captain she’d secretly adored for six years. The very next day, she overheard him bragging to his teammates that she was just “practice” before chasing another girl. Vera didn’t cling or plead—she walked away, gave up their joint MIT admission, and transferred to a university 1,500 miles away to start over. Years later, a disgraced Mason knelt before her, begging for another chance, only to find Vera already engaged to Mateo, heir to the powerful Suarez shipping empire. Once she chased the wrong man in vain; now she’s treasured by the right one.