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 could help me sell my bracelet. I know you have the connections to

a moment of silence on the

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

Chelsea swallowed anger. "Okay,

from Casper's mother to Eliza. It was the

bills, Eliza transferred her mom to a local hospital. The

handling everything, Eliza felt

Eliza felt no reluctance to leave. Two years in this house were

packing her bags, she

"Ma'am, where are you

respond, the glare of headlights flashed through the glass of the

were the first thing

black suit, and his handsome facial features were shadowed yet steady and reserved under the lamplight. His gaze fell on the two suitcases in Eliza's hands,

Eliza before him, he said,