Chapter 1920 Vera's heart pounded violently.

"It was human nature, wasn't it? When you were at your lowest and someone told you they had your back. How could you not feel something?" she silently remarked.

But she forced herself to stay rational.

She knew this wasn't because Caleb had feelings for her.

It was just who he was a man who took responsibility seriously.

The person in his heart wasn't her.

So when she got home, she calmed down.

A few hours later, Caleb texted her, letting her know that he had arranged a meeting with Nash and had secured a dinner reservation. He sent over the time and location.

Vera nearly jumped in excitement.

"This is it! If I can lock in this deal, everything will turn around," she muttered.

But then another thought hit her. She needed something appropriate to wear.

She hurried to her closet and started digging through it, tossing clothes aside in search of something suitable.

The commotion was loud enough to attract the attention of the only person still living in the house with her.

"Vera, what on earth are you doing in there?"

Her housekeeper, Aunt Tina, stood in the doorway, looking concerned.

Mason family went bankrupt, her father was hospitalized with a serious illness, and her older

family friends had all scattered, eager to

had cared for her since she was

to send her

Aunt Tina refused

she let her stay, paying her wages

Caleb and his father's help, Vera still had some money on hand. And if this deal

felt like seeing family. Without hesitation, Vera shared

Tina, there's

If it goes well, we won't

from a sheltered girl into someone who now carried the weight of the

had always felt sorry for the

this, she was genuinely happy but also

our projects. And the people who used to work with us... they may not

Vera paused.

spine, flashed a determined smile, and

try."

she didn't try, how would she ever know if it

forward to help her pick

was time for the

the hospital, Vera hailed a cab to the

arrived at the entrance, she

prepared herself mentally, but she still felt

a familiar face makes all the

washed over her the

you're

Despite their current arrangement,

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