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.

moment, she slowly answered,

a few pieces and invited me to check them out. Come with me, just to make an appearance." "Do I have to go?" She

didn't seem to care much about her refusal. "Get ready. I'll pick you

he'd hang up. "Let Nova go with you; she probably knows a bit about oil paintings, too.

The call ended.

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

he agreed to let her live in the bachelor pad. His

a car pulled up outside her apartment

window, Eliza saw that Casper wasn't alone.

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

not exactly respectful but

for a moment before

a word. He just naturally took her cold hand

tried to pull away a few times without

you cold?" He asked

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

this kind of weather. When she felt cold, she would try to snuggle into his bed, and

He would say. "I warn you to stay away from me. Have an more filthy thoughts, and you can get

weren't what newlyweds should say to each

He had scolded her as if she had done