Sophia Moore's POV

To my own surprise, I felt a flicker of relief when Caelum backed out of the deal.

He'd come clean earlier—if his interest in the house was just a cover to get close to me, that would've been a real mess. Getting entangled with a player like him was the last thing I needed.

After that, I took Tom to tour the property.

He seemed very satisfied and said he'd come back tomorrow to sign the papers. I exhaled with relief, ...