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."

"I was hoping you

was a moment of silence

she never imagined Eliza to become so financially strapped that she needed to sell her jewelry to pay her

feelings of injustice, Chelsea swallowed

Casper's mother to Eliza. It was

cover the hospital bills. After settling the bills, Eliza transferred her mom to a local hospital. The medical facilities weren't

handling everything, Eliza felt exhausted and returned

bedroom, Eliza felt no reluctance to leave. Two years

her bags, she headed

and, sensing trouble, asked, "Ma'am, where are you

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

polished dress shoes were the first thing Eliza saw. Marian, sensing the mood,

dressed in a meticulous black suit, and his handsome facial features were shadowed yet steady and reserved under the lamplight. His

before him, he said, "Throwing