Chapter 938

She narrowed her clear eyes slightly, her voice cool and faint. “Caleb Sommers p>

When she spoke, her tone was lazy, carrying the slight rasp of someone who had just woken up.

Caleb looked up at her.

She said, “Come here p>

He froze for a second.

“Running with me is definitely better than being a dog,” Serena said, a smirk playing on her lips.

Bianca was frantic with rage. “Caleb, don’t you dare?! I’m warning you, if you actually betray the Doyles, betray me, and team up with that bitch, my family will cut your funding immediately! Let’s see how you pay for your grandmother’s medical bills then p>

The color drained from Caleb’s face inch by inch until it was completely bloodless, his entire body trembling subtly.

His breathing hitched as he tightly gripped the straps of his backpack.

He… was truly sick of it all.

Sick of being treated like a dog, sick of having his dignity trampled on day after day.

If Bianca only humiliated him verbally, he might have endured it.

But the worst part was how she constantly ordered him around like a servant,

forcing him to do things… things he absolutely despised doing.

Like recently, she constantly pressured him to find ways to target Serena.

Or how she always hijacked his experimental data and forced him to help cover up her flawed research.

He had done enough of those things.

And he had suffered enough.

He clenched his fists.

Braving the shocked stares of the entire class and Bianca’s murderous glare, he walked straight toward Serena.

He stood behind her, his head bowed. “Serena p>

“Thought it through?” Serena arched an eyebrow, her posture relaxed and careless.

“If you team up with me, your Big Spender is going to cut off your lifeline p>

Caleb’s fingers tightened.

He thought of his grandmother lying in her hospital bed.

He thought of the astronomical medical bills.

But p>

He took a deep breath. Behind the lenses of his glasses, his eyes shone with absolute resolve. “I’ve thought it through p>

“Serena, I want to be on your team p>

“I have hands and feet. I have skills! I can work part-time, I can take on independent lab projects p>

“I can rely on myself to earn money, to support myself, and to take care of my grandmother p>

“And I will definitely pay back every single cent I owe the Doyle family p>

a queen,

As he spoke, he looked down at the girl lounging in her chair with commanding presence of a his tone unwavering. “I have a gut feeling. I believe in your strength p>

His speech twisted Bianca’s face into a mask of pure fury.

She never imagined that the usually submissive Caleb, who always

cowered like a dog, would dare talk Fine! very well you ve z

back to her

got guts, Caleb! I’ll be waiting for the day you drop to your knees and beg me p>

With that, she viciously kicked a nearby desk.

Serena raised an eyebrow slightly.

Caleb’s little speech just now p>

She was actually quite satisfied with it.

The corners of her lips curled up. “Alright p>

Originally, she had zero intention of wasting time on such a childish competition.

But seeing the class president hold his ground and stick to his choice in the face of Bianca’s aggressive threats changed her mind.

Plus p>

There were a few things about this class president she wanted to investigate.

Serena’s gaze swept over Caleb’s deathly pale face.

Standing this close, she could see it clearly.

His face was unnaturally white.

It wasn’t a paleness born from anger or Bianca’s threats.

It was a sickly, ashen, almost grayish white.

Dark, heavy circles bruised the skin under his eyes, He looked alert, but his gaze was clearly unfocused and drifting, while the edges of his lips carried a faint purplish tint

Even just standing next to her, his body seemed to sway slightly.

When his emotions had flared earlier, the swaying was even more pronounced.