Every word she said hit him right in the heart, leaving him utterly defenseless.

They'd been married for two years, and she had always been as gentle as a kitten. This sudden burst of aggression was completely out of character.

His eyes darkened.

He retreated to his desk, pulled out a cigarette, and placed it between his lips. He couldn't answer her question.

With a flick of his lighter, he took a deep drag. "Haven't you always wanted to work? I found you a job."

"I don't need you to find me a job," she replied coldly.

He took another deep inhale and exhaled a cloud of gray smoke. "Seems like you also don't need your mother to come back to life."

"What exactly do you want?" She knew Casper was up to no good. After misunderstanding her relationship with Aaron, he probably wanted to send her to some shady place. "Do you want me to work in a nightclub?"

"A nightclub?" He scoffed like he'd just heard a joke. "Are you good at pleasing men or serving them submissively? You're as stiff as a board in bed. Who would like that?"

insult stung. Stubbornly wiping away her tears, she asked, "Then where do you

back alleys of Miami to hustle or to Las Vegas to run scams. Could you do that?" He blew a

coughed a few times, waving away the smoke. "I

his desk and handed it to her. "Report to the company tomorrow." Eliza eyed him warily, then looked down at

Welton International, Design Department.

words burned her eyes. She immediately handed the contract back to Casper. "I'm not going to Welton

they first got married, she had begged him more than once, dreaming of joining the Design Department at Welton

she was naïve and innocent, always dreaming of going to work with

Department of Welton International multiple times. With her qualifications

intervened and refused. He wouldn't allow her to

that, she didn't

to be as far away from Casper as possible. If given the chance, she'd

"I won't go."

a job with

stubbed out his cigarette, grabbed her by the arm, and

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