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?

ran into Vera

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

negotiation! Get out!" Caleb

business partners didn't want to get

Miss Gibson," one of them said hastily. "Since your family has come to find you,

be a

His anger boiled over.

and found out she

had been with her through the entire ordeal-waiting outside the operating room, making sure she was comfortable in recovery, ensuring she had everything she

was

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

room emptied, leaving

lips 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 your precious Vera and you came running? Do you even know how important

"You think I'm

his voice turning icy. "Luna, you just had surgery. You're a patient. Shouldn't you at least

know my own body, Caleb," Luna retorted. "And I also know what's more important. You

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