His Destructive, Toxic Love (Jasper and Eliza)

"Mrs. Welton, if you steer clear of men who have untoward intentions towards you, I might reconsider the divorce," he whispered, his lips softly brushing against her neck.

Eliza didn't believe him anymore. Hadn't he manipulated her countless times with his lies, making her obey and do things she didn't want to?

"Casper, you're completely untrustworthy. I will never believe you again. Ever."

His kisses stopped abruptly. "How am I untrustworthy? When have I ever broken a promise to you?"

"You said you'd let Robin go, but then you had Nova call the police. Was that keeping your word? Not only did you break your promises, but you also encouraged Nova to plagiarize others' work. You're in cahoots with her. Why should I agree to anything you say now?"

Casper was taken aback. He genuinely hadn't known about Nova calling the police beforehand. As for Nova plagiarizing someone else's work... Whose work was she accused of plagiarizing? "Clarify your accusation."

"Don't play dumb."

to work. Even if she did, she'd be met with pointing fingers, rumors, and sheer disdain that would drown her. It wasn't worth fretting over. It was as disgusting as swallowing

playing dumb? She dared to accuse him of pretending

casual with your words. Have I given

used

she was terrified. She was as insignificant as an ant

once resolved to let her go. But his male pride and deep-seated jealousy made him reconsider. He didn't love her but wanted her undying loyalty. Though her undying loyalty was no more, he still wanted to keep her tied to him. He attributed this to his obsession with

tips. Her pupils trembled as she looked at

He suddenly

that. I'm not playing dumb at all. If you put in some effort and make me

Welton International? She couldn't bring herself to please

Casper, maybe you should say that to Nova. She'd probably