His Destructive, Toxic Love (Jasper and Eliza)

The sudden deaths meant Eliza was left with the wealth of the entire Henderson family, and overnight, Nova found herself a penniless orphan. Casper was heartbroken, blaming both the Pinotti family and Eliza for the tragedy.

Eliza, rubbing her aching forehead, felt her knees throb with numbing pain, and she felt nauseous and dizzy. "Chelsea, I can't talk right now. Something urgent has come up," she said, hanging up the phone. Weakly, she turned to the driver. "Take me to the hospital, please."

Under the harsh operating lights, the doctor painstakingly removed thirty-seven shards of glass from Eliza's body, each piece soaked in blood. She developed a high fever, and her knees swelled up painfully. She spent three lonely days in the hospital, hooked up to an IV drip before she started to feel better.

"Doctor, am I staying in this room?" It was Nova's voice.

Eliza, looking haggard, turned towards the door. Nova entered, leaning on crutches, and did a double-take upon seeing Eliza. "Eliza, why are you also in the hospital? Are you alright?"

Eliza didn't answer, her gaze shifting to the man who followed Nova into the room.

was worried I'd have trouble getting around, so he came with me. You're not upset,

another girl's side, but she didn't even have the right to be angry. Where

sick. Why didn't you tell me?" Nova's voice had a playful whine, like

making his features even more striking. He glanced indifferently at Eliza before turning to Nova. "Do you want me to find another room for

is already short on beds. Let's not bother. Staying in the same room

sweated the small stuff, but her pretensions irritated Eliza to no end. "Casper,

and

won't eat it,"

it, she will," Nova insisted, smiling as

knees offered little support, and she stumbled forward. Her hands hit the slippery

started bleeding again from the fall. The pain was so intense she could barely stand. She thought