His Destructive, Toxic Love (Jasper and Eliza)

"No."

"No? Why do you need your own apartment? Are you single?" Casper spat out a curse.

Eliza didn't quite catch what he said, but it was definitely something rude. "So, you don't agree?"

She knew he wouldn't.

She really liked this apartment. She thought maybe he'd be a bit more lenient since it was his territory.

Feeling a bit regretful, she turned to leave. His irritable voice suddenly came through the phone, "You better live there 'til the end of time." The call ended.

Eliza shivered, and then she smiled.

So that meant he agreed.

Eliza busied herself for the next few days, setting up her cozy little apartment.

Though it wasn't big, she made it neat and homey, even placing a vase of beautiful sunflowers on the windowsill.

Lying on the soft, large bed, she inhaled the fresh scent of fabric softener from the blankets.

Her phone rang. She picked it up and looked at the screen, her smile freezing.

It was Casper.

long moment, she slowly

a guy who's into oil paintings. He's got a few pieces and invited me to check them out. Come with me, just to

to care much about her refusal. "Get ready. I'll pick

with

The call ended.

speechless. She couldn't understand why he insisted on her coming along, just like she couldn't figure out why he insisted she work at

agreed to let her live in the bachelor pad. His actions were truly

hour later, a car pulled up outside her apartment

window, Eliza saw that Casper wasn't alone. Sitting in the passenger seat was

meant this meeting was more about business. The bad memories of their

the car, not exactly respectful but polite enough. "Ms. Eliza, please

moment before bending

say a word. He just naturally took her cold hand in his. "Why are you so

a few times without success, and the

you cold?" He

her face to the window. "It's always like

she felt cold, she would try to snuggle into his bed, and she still remembered

have you no shame crawling into a man's bed? Who taught you that?" He would say. "I warn you to

words weren't what newlyweds should say to each

only remembered being so stunned at the time. He had