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?

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

ask was: "Aren't you afraid I might spread

have given you the key in the first place. Vera, our families have known each other for generations. Besides, you came with me tonight to help

Caleb was giving her the key not for her sake, but because

he did was ultimately for

his father's demands for him to marry someone else

Vera thought, she might as well

were difficult to say, Vera decided to face reality and muster the courage to speak. "Caleb, I know you might think I'm shameless for saying this, but m out of options. The amount need isn't much to you. I can write

lowered her head, unable to meet

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

expected Vera

close friend like Nash or Ben, he would have helped her without hesitation when her family ran into

there

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