Anna Hazel Rilley had always been an overachiever. As a child, she excelled in everything she did, and her academic achievements were no exception. In high school, she was top of her class, excelling in chemistry, and her peers respected her intelligence.

Her love life as a teenager was despairing. But now, in university, Anna found herself caught between two men: Edward Augustus Locke, a theoretical physics genius at MIT, and Howard Avery Parker, a final year Ph.D. chemistry student and guitarist in the university band.

Anna and Edward had shared a brief moment of romance in high school, but they had both pretended it never happened. Now, years later, the tension between them was palpable. She admired his intelligence and they had become great friends, but she couldn't help but feel that there was something more between them.

On the other hand, Howard Avery Parker was everything Anna wanted to be: cool, confident, and talented. She looked up to him as a role model in academia and was in awe of his musical abilities. Despite his tough exterior, she could see the sensitive side of him that made her heart flutter.

Anna comes from a family of accomplished intellectuals. Her father, Jade Sky Rilley, is an underrated mathematician, and her mother, Jade Grace Rilley (nee Raven), is a successful businesswoman. They were university sweethearts, but their marriage is now strained by their differing views on the direction of their family. While Anna's parents are proud of her academic achievements in chemistry, they don't support her younger sister Alice's dream of becoming a director, and this leads to frequent fights between them. As the eldest sibling, Anna feels caught in the middle, wanting to support her sister's aspirations while also respecting her parents' wishes. It's a delicate balancing act and one that weighs heavily on Anna's mind as she navigates her own complicated romantic entanglements.

With the help of her best friend Margarita Luna Reed and her new friend Aria Belle Collins, Anna must figure out her love life and navigate the ups and downs of her academic and personal life. Will she choose Edward, Howard, or will fate surprise her with someone else?