His Destructive, Toxic Love (Jasper and Eliza)

Eliza kept quiet, her fingers slowly curling into fists.

Nova let out a breath, feeling a surge of satisfaction. "I need to change into a stunning dress. I'll be joining Casper at the banquet later."

A servant brought in a wheelchair. Nova tossed aside her crutch and settled into the wheelchair, heading upstairs.

Feeling a wave of guilt, Marian took a deep breath before approaching Eliza. "I'm really sorry, ma'am."

"You have nothing to be sorry for, Marian. Adapting to the situation is your right." Eliza's words were soft but distant, lacking her usual warmth. Marian, troubled, fidgeted with the hem of her dress before quickly fetching the first aid kit and offering it to Eliza. "Let me take care of your wound, ma'am." "No thank you, Marian."

Nova had control over this household. Aside from the title Mrs. Welton, Eliza was treated worse than a servant.

She cleaned her wound with alcohol. It wasn't too deep, but it throbbed painfully.

After roughly bandaging it, she picked up the broken screen from the floor, found a bag to put it in, and left the house.

She had gone with Audrey to order this screen. She knew where it could be fixed.

the stained embroidery, Eliza felt another

the day. She had to plead with the

kind enough to agree to come

waited in the cold wind for

fix this?" she asked, handing

the blood-stained piece and hesitated for a moment. "It can be restored, but... it's a big project. Even with overtime, it'll take at least ten to fifteen days. And it won't be cheap." "How

came with a hefty price tag. Eliza didn't have much money. She

no small sum for

retrieved the embroidery. "I'll... think about it. Sorry for the

cheap, so take

"Alright, thank you."

on the curb, staring at the night sky, lost in

paid her mother's hospital bills,

the damaged embroidery. The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. Why should she

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an empty cupboard and stored the