His Destructive, Toxic Love (Jasper and Eliza)

The wind was downright fierce, whipping the rain every which way. Once she was soaked through, she couldn't stop shivering from the cold. Casper watched everything and stubbed out his cigarette with a scowl.

One of the staff in charge of coordination jogged up to Casper and reported, "Mr. Casper, the kitchen's almost ready. Should I bring in the takeout?"

"Open the door, let her in, and have her wait in the courtyard."

"Yes, sir."

The coordinator didn't dare ask more questions and quickly opened the villa's door.

When the door opened, Eliza hurriedly picked up the food container and dashed inside, braving the rain. This delay had taken too long. She wasn't worried about missing out on more deliveries; she was worried that the food would get cold, leading to a bad review.

Her phone rang. She set down the food container and answered, "Hello? Wait in the courtyard? But there's no shelter here. I don't mind getting wet, but what about the food... Oh, alright, please hurry." Eliza was left to wait under the steps in front of the villa's door. The rain was pouring, and her raincoat was flapping wildly in the wind.

Suddenly, the door swung open. She was just about to complete her delivery when she saw Nova's face.

"Well, if it isn't Eliza."

halted abruptly.

today." Nova looked every bit like a fairy-tale princess dressed in a white gown. Her hair was styled in luscious waves, and a tiny crown was perched on her head. Her usual

Was Casper here, too?

birthday

in over a month, but gossip about him and Nova kept popping up in ads on

villa for my birthday. Isn't it

eyes sparkled with

teeth. "Nova, I've worn those old shoes, and you seem to fit them just fine."

angrier than Nova,

met his furious gaze. "Would you please have someone take the meals?

about to step up,

eyes. The rain mercilessly pelted her face,

want

had made her wait in the pouring rain for nearly an hour, and now he was just dismissing

Eliza was stunned,