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?

head around it. "You're giving this to me? Aren't

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

thoughts immediately and let out a soft chuckle. "If I were worried, I wouldn't have given you the key in the first place. Vera, our families have known each other for

didn't respond, but she understood the subtext. Caleb was giving her the key not for her sake, but because she had helped him

he did was ultimately for

of his father's demands for him to

she might as well clarify things and retreat

might think I'm shameless for saying this, but m out of options. The amount need isn't much to you. I can write you

lowered her head, unable to meet

he wasn't a savior. But the problem was, if she didn't firmly hold onto him as her lifeline, who

expected Vera

him. They had barely interacted before. If she had been a close friend like Nash or Ben, he would have helped her without hesitation when her family ran into

wasn't his friend, and there was no bond

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