His Destructive, Toxic Love (Jasper and Eliza)

She felt suppressed, confined, and despairing.

"You're awake."

Eliza's tired eyes slowly focused on the man, revealing a glimmer of fragile, haunting beauty. "Aaron."

"Don't be sad." Aaron had also lost his mother, so he deeply understood Eliza's feelings. "Actually, you've got it wrong about Casper. He never mentioned anything about a kidney swap."

Eliza shook her head, her voice strained. "Not mentioning it doesn't mean he hadn't thought about it. Hasn't Casper done enough monstrous things for Nova already?"

"I know better than you the kind of person he is," she added.

Aaron pressed his lips together, giving up on defending Casper. "I didn't expect Rose's illness to worsen so quickly. If I had been more vigilant, maybe..."

"It's not your fault." If it was anyone's fault, it had to be Casper's. "Aaron, I'm exhausted. I want to sleep for a bit."

"Then rest well."

Aaron had just left when Nova appeared at the door of Eliza's hospital room.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, what a pity." Nova looked down at Eliza lying in the bed, her voice dripping with mockery. "Heard your mom's dying?"

to donate her kidney

kidney donation consent form. "Look. All the procedures are

bed and snatched the form from Nova's hands. The

away with this." Eliza tore the document to

"We'll see

smug smile, Nova added, "Eliza, I won't let

power. What would happen to Eliza? Was she just supposed to

her IV, changed her clothes, and left the

Casper, your wife has left the hospital. She

into a

was curious, too; it was rare to see Eliza this agitated.

in front

the missus go into an

studio was familiar; it belonged to Zach. Eliza's presence here must mean she had arranged

the surge of aggression in his eyes. "She

slightly

was

Tristan had intentionally arranged for Zach to join Welton International, causing a recent

Casper, do you want

the bridge of his nose,