My Childhood Friend Spoiled My Admission Dream Chapter 09

My Childhood Friend Spoiled My Admission Dream Chapter 09

“Audrey, wait. I still need to talk to you.” 

I had just walked out of the auditorium with my acceptance letter when Caleb chased after me. 

There was still a slap mark on his face. 

His uniform shirt was wrinkled from Victor grabbing 

him earlier. 

For the first time in years, Caleb looked genuinely 

pathetic. 

I stopped walking. “Go ahead.” 

He swallowed hard. “I was overwhelmed earlier. It’s 

not that I didn’t believe you, I just…” 

“You just wanted to believe Vivian Hart more.” 

His face turned pale instantly. “No. She was just too good at acting pitiful.” 

“She kept talking about how she was the only hope for 

her hometown, how she couldn’t even afford food, how you’d had everything since birth.” 

“So I thought… you giving up a little wouldn’t hurt.” 

I looked at him quietly. “So I deserved it?” 

“That’s not what I meant.” He sounded panicked. 

“It’s just… I got used to it.” 

“You were always calmer than me. Smarter than me. 

Stronger than me.” 

“You never looked like someone who needed 

protecting.” 

“But Vivian was different. Every time she cried, I felt 

like she’d shatter if nobody helped her.” 

I stared at him. 

That excuse sounded unbelievably cheap. 

“Caleb, I get hurt too.” 

His eyes reddened immediately. 

“I know.” 

“Audrey, I really know now,” 

“Please help me this one time.” 

I almost laughed. 

“Help you with what?” 

He stepped closer anxiously. 

“Go talk to Harvard’s admissions office for me. Tell 

them I was a victim too. If they’re willing to reconsider 

my application, or defer my admission for a year…” 

I cut him off coldly. “Caleb, even now, the only person 

you care about is yourself.” 

“I just want another chance.” 

I looked straight into his eyes. 

“When my life was almost destroyed by the two of you, 

you told me to be understanding.” 

“I can apologize.” 

“I’ll explain everything in the group chat. I’ll tell everyone I was wrong.” 

“When Vivian spread rumors that I changed my 

applications for some delinquent, why didn’t you verify anything first?” 

His lips trembled. “Because I was jealous.” 

“The second I heard her say you liked someone else, I 

lost it.” 

“I thought you really didn’t want me anymore.” 

I let out a cold laugh. 

“And what exactly gave you the right to be angry?” 

He suddenly fell silent. 

There had always been something unspoken between 

Caleb and me. 

Both our families treated it like a given, and even our 

classmates acted like it was obvious. 

But neither of us had ever said it out loud. 

Then Vivian transferred in. 

She’d stand beside Caleb’s desk holding a notebook full of wrong answers, calling his name in that soft little 

voice. 

Whenever I won academic competitions, she’d sigh 

and say things like, “Audrey’s amazing. Unlike me, all I 

can do is work hard.” 

Whenever Caleb brought me breakfast, she’d whisper, 

“Rich people really do eat differently. I used to survive 

on plain bread.” 

And every single time, Caleb would frown at me. 

“Audrey, stop making her uncomfortable.” 

I used to explain myself, but he always said I was 

overthinking. 

The truth was, I hadn’t been overthinking anything. He 

just liked being needed. 

Caleb lowered his voice. “Audrey… we grew up 

together.” 

“You can’t seriously watch me end up at a place like 

that.” 

I raised an eyebrow. “What’s wrong with that kind of 

school?” 

He choked on his own words. 

I smiled faintly. 

“Didn’t you say going there would be a good life 

experience for me?” 

“Now you get to experience it yourself. Sounds fair.” 

His expression darkened. “Do you really have to be this 

harsh?” 

“You should’ve asked yourself that question last 

night.” 

At that moment, Victor walked over from behind us. 

His tone was icy. 

“Audrey, you don’t owe him anything.” 

“What happened today was Caleb’s fault. I’ll make sure 

he publicly apologizes, and I’ll cooperate fully with the 

investigation into Vivian Hart.” 

Caleb panicked instantly. “Dad, you can’t just abandon 

me.” 

Victor finally looked at him directly. “I spent eighteen 

years protecting you.” 

“And somehow I still raised someone who can’t tell 

right from wrong. 

“From now on, deal with the consequences yourself.” 

Caleb stood there blankly. 

I turned to leave, but he suddenly grabbed my wrist. 

“Audrey, don’t be this cruel.” 

I shook him off immediately. “Caleb, the moment you 

hung up on me that night, we were already over.” 

“But I regret it now.” 

I looked at him one last time. “Your regret came too 

late.” 

“And it’s still all about you.‘