"Casper, I'm in so much pain. Can you please come and stay with me?" Nova's fragile voice trembled on the other end of the phone.

Nova always knew how to play her cards right because Casper never could resist that tone.

He cast a cold glance at Eliza. "You're coming with me to the hospital."

"I'm not going." Her response was even icier.

His face darkened, eyes blazing with an anger he rarely showed. "Eliza, are you seriously refusing me?"

Casper was used to getting his way and always seemed blind to the obvious. Whenever Nova was involved, he'd always be on her side.

"Go upstairs, change your clothes, and come to the hospital with me."

Eliza gently straightened her torn blouse. Upstairs she went.

Her wardrobe held only a few high-end dresses she hadn't taken when she moved out. There were gifts from her mother-in-law.

She'd never worn them, always dreaming that someday Casper would take her to some grand event.

at her

changing, she descended

to stop her and was about to speak, but his phone rang again. This time, it was a call from the

right there." He grabbed her wrist, pulling her outside. "You're coming with me to

said I'm not

is in

ninety, his passing would normally be seen as a natural part of life. However, the Welton family wouldn't accept

said that if Jeffrey died, the Welton family's luck would take a nosedive for a

family was wealthy, and Jeffrey was

working, they turned their

But when Jeffrey gave his approval, she

have known her blood was special. Otherwise, an engagement alone wouldn't have

Welton family crowded outside the hospital's

aside. "Your grandfather's condition has worsened. Is there any change

"Nothing," Casper replied flatly.

couldn't hold back. "What are you doing? Your grandfather needs her antibodies; if she's not

only a complete blood transfusion could help Jeffrey. That was trading one life for another, and Casper didn't want to

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