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.

frame and the stained embroidery, Eliza felt another piece of her already fragile

that handled such restorations had already closed for the day. She had to plead with the security guard for

was kind enough to agree to come and

Eliza waited in the cold wind for two hours before the

you fix this?" she asked, handing

it's a big project. Even with overtime, it'll take at least ten to fifteen days.

with a hefty price tag. Eliza didn't have much money. She wasn't sure if

thousand. That was no small sum

think

cheap, so

"Alright, thank you."

manager, Eliza sat on the

checked her bank balance on her phone. She had just paid her mother's hospital bills, and

the angrier she became. Why should she bear the cost for something she didn't

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cupboard and stored the