His Destructive, Toxic Love (Jasper and Eliza)

Whatever he thought happened might as well have been the truth.

...

After coming back from the hospital, Eliza was at the lounge hard at work. Casper hadn't been around for ages. Word was, he'd taken Nova abroad for some leg treatment.

A few days later, Chelsea invited her out for lunch. Inevitably, the conversation turned to Nova.

"I have a friend who's a doctor at that hospital. Heard her surgery failed again," Chelsea mentioned casually.

Eliza, on the other hand, was taken aback. "Failed again?"

"Yeah, it seems there's hardly any chance for recovery. Her primary doctor said that apart from her knee surgery, she would need a heart or kidney transplant to make her function like a normal person." Finding a kidney donor might be doable, but a heart? That was a whole other level. Still, with Casper's wealth, it would probably not be an issue if he was willing to spend the bucks.

Eliza lowered her head, absentmindedly nibbling on her straw. Chelsea added, "He's spending your joint assets on Nova's treatment. That has to be part of the divorce settlement." Eliza's fingers tightened around her cup. "His money will never be split with me, and I don't want it."

"I've contacted

at the card. The lawyer was from a well-known

me back once you

"Thanks, Chelsea."

the card and took another sip of her juice. "I've got to get back to work this

if you

"I will."

traditional attire for a sleek cocktail dress. Her figure always drew some eyes, but after a run-in with one of Casper's friends, the manager had decided

the manager

her performance, the manager approached her. "A

hesitant to

into returning it

"Thank you."

cocktail dress was easy to put on but a nightmare to take off. For the sake of looking