His Destructive, Toxic Love (Jasper and Eliza)

For the past two years, while being married to Casper, Eliza wasn't allowed to work, yet he refused to give her any money for household expenses.

She had to eat whatever the servants made, and if they took a day off, she'd be stuck with leftovers or go hungry. It was absurd.-

"Hang on for a sec; I need to make a call," Eliza said.

Stepping into a corner, Eliza scrolled through her contacts to Casper's name, hesitated for a moment, then kept scrolling on.

"Chelsea, it's me."

"Elle?" The woman on the other end sounded surprised, her voice rising. "You finally decided to reach out."

"Sorry." Eliza composed herself. "Can you do me a favor?"

Chelsea's voice tightened. "What's going on?"

"My mom's hospital bills are due, and I don't have the money. I was hoping you could..." Eliza rarely showed her vulnerable side, but she was desperate. Chelsea responded quickly, "How much do you need? I'll send it to you."

her wrist, captivated by its exceptional clarity and exquisite craftsmanship. "I was hoping you could

of silence on

else that Eliza and Casper weren't happily married. But she never imagined

feelings of injustice, Chelsea swallowed anger.

to Eliza. It was the only valuable thing

her mom to a local hospital. The

everything, Eliza felt exhausted

Eliza felt no reluctance to leave. Two years

her bags, she headed

noticed and, sensing trouble, asked, "Ma'am, where

the glare of headlights flashed through the glass of the floor-to-ceiling windows, followed

were the first thing Eliza saw. Marian, sensing the

and his handsome facial features were shadowed yet steady and reserved

he