His Destructive, Toxic Love (Jasper and Eliza)

She couldn't muster a response. Aaron's gentleness, or lack thereof, was entirely contingent on Casper's mood.

"What do you think about me buying out Martin Hospital? I'll drive the Martin family into a corner and make Aaron a public pariah. Let's see how he finds the mood to romance you then." He was rough, overpowering.

Eliza couldn't help but scream. She wrestled against him but couldn't break free.

"Can't bear to part with him, Mrs. Welton?" He bit her earlobe, his large hand gripping her chin, forcing her to face him. "Feeling sorry for Aaron? Well, tough it out."

He kissed her fiercely, each one more intense than the last. Not until Eliza went limp did he finally, contentedly, pull away.

As the bedroom door shut, she began to cry.

Casper went downstairs. He lit a cigarette, taking a seat in the living room to smoke.

Her lingering scent, a faint hint of lavender, clung to him, refusing to fade.

Marian approached cautiously. "Sir, do you need anything?"

He stubbed out his cigarette. "Got any pasta left?"

"Sir, are you hungry? I can cook some for you."

"I'll do it myself."

his sleeves and headed into the

up the pots

enough. You can

Casper's

never having lifted a finger in

one. Once the pasta and egg

bed, hugging her knees, lost

"No cake left, so have some

Eliza stared at the bowl, her gaze resting on his large, defined hand. For a long time, she didn't

need to feed

the fork, gently blew on the pasta, and brought it to her lips.

gaze fixed on the pasta. In the next moment, she knocked the bowl from his hands. She

to the floor, the pasta and the perfectly cooked sunny-side-up egg

grabbed her neck, fury in his eyes.

her beautiful eyes alight with

I've never

you know?" she said

laugh her lips t

cared for

do you care for, then? Aaron's music