Eliza murmured in agreement.

"We're all friends, he shouldn't mind." Aaron handed Eliza a business card. "I've already spoken to the boss. If you decide to go for it, you can head straight there. He is a really nice guy." "Thank you, Aaron."

After getting out of the car, Aaron handed her an umbrella. "Take this."

"I'm good. It's just a short walk."

"The rain in early autumn is chilling, and you're already soaked. Just take it, please."

Eliza obediently took the umbrella, thanked him, and watched as Aaron left. As she turned around, she almost bumped into a wall of muscle.

Lifting her eyes, she found herself staring into a pair of brooding eyes. Wasn't Casper supposed to be at the hospital with Nova? Why was he here, at the bottom of her apartment building? "What are you doing here?"

"If I hadn't come here, I wouldn't have known you'd asked Aaron to bring you home."

to be coveted by another man. Whether he loved her

believe me

think I'm that

car stop in front of Eliza or see her get in the car without

Aaron. Really, Eliza? You're being naughty," he said, roughly pulling her closer. "Do you just enjoy not listening to whatever I say? Since you won't listen, maybe

him, which only angered Casper further. He twisted her

pain. Blood stained her fingers; her ear was brutally torn. The umbrella she held was

indifferently. Yet, his fingertips slowly

the hospital alone to get treated. The doctor stitched her up with cosmetic surgery, ensuring there would be no scars. Eliza sat outside the emergency room and closed her eyes while receiving an IV to

happened? How did you

was an accident." Eliza didn't want to

almost cursing out loud. "An earlobe tear? How could you have damaged your own ear? Who did this? Was it Casper?" Eliza didn't answer. Her phone chimed. A message from an unknown number requesting to add her as a friend.

accepted the request. The stranger immediately transferred

of someone with deep pockets, that bastard named Casper. "...is he trying to make

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