Vera hadn't expected Caleb to sober up so quickly, but as soon as she spoke, the haze of alcohol vanished from his eyes.

"Luna had just undergone surgery, and now she was out drinking? Was she trying to kill herself?" Caleb thought to himself.

Seeing the shift in Caleb's expression, Vera repeated Luna's exact words.

But Caleb didn't say a single thing in response. Without hesitation, he stood up and stormed out of the room.

Watching his retreating figure, Vera knew that Luna still held an irreplaceable place in Caleb's heart. Caleb quickly tracked down the private room where Luna was.

Tonight, she had an important business deal to finalize. She had to be there in person. But knowing she couldn't drink, she had only filled her glass with warm water.

The business partners didn't mind. In fact, they respected her even more showing up to negotiate a deal despite recovering from surgery was a testament to her dedication.

What they hadn't expected, however, was for Caleb to burst into the room and snatch the glass from Luna's hand, throwing it aside.

His voice was filled with fury. "Luna, do you have any self-respect at all? Do you even know the state you're in right now?"

Luna had never seen Caleb this angry before.

So, what?

here because he ran into Vera and

you lost your mind? I'm in the middle of

damn negotiation!

to get caught up in personal drama, so they

hastily. "Since your family

be a reschedule," Caleb

His anger boiled over.

night and found out she had appendicitis, he had rushed her to the hospital

been with her through the entire ordeal-waiting outside the operating room, making sure she was

she was here, completely disregarding

was how she treated her recovery, why even bother with the surgery? She might as well have stayed home and let it kill

emptied, leaving only Luna and

curled into a mocking smile as she met Caleb's enraged gaze. "So, this is what you've become, Caleb? I exchanged a few words with

"You think I'm here

a bitter laugh, his voice turning icy. "Luna, you just had surgery.

know what's more important.

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