Caleb's words left Vera increasingly confused.

He had taken her along to see Luna, and now that Luna had been brought to the hospital, there wasn't much else for her to do. What could Caleb possibly want from her now?

If he wanted to continue their "act," he would've stopped her earlier, not waited until now to come looking for her.

But Caleb remained silent, and Vera didn't dare to jump to conclusions. She waited patiently for him to speak.

After a moment of quiet, Caleb finally broke the silence, his voice low and slightly hoarse. "You don't have money, and your father is in a standard hospital room. If you don't rest properly, how will you have the energy to take care of him? Here."

He pulled out a key and handed it to Vera. "This is the key to my dorm at the hospital. I don't use it often. You can rest and freshen up there."

Vera stared at Caleb in disbelief.

Caleb had made it clear he didn't want any involvement with her and had outright rejected her earlier suggestions. Yet now, he was handing her a key to his dorm?

around it. "You're giving this to me?

"Aren't you afraid

given you the key in the first place. Vera, our families have known each other

the subtext. Caleb was giving her the key

everything he did was

of his father's demands for him to marry someone else would become

was the case, Vera thought, she might as well clarify things and retreat

I know you might think

her head, unable

the problem was, if she didn't firmly hold onto him as her lifeline, who else could she rely

expected

idea of involving him. They had barely interacted before. If she had been a close friend like Nash

wasn't his friend, and there was no

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