His Destructive, Toxic Love (Jasper and Eliza)

"Did you recognize me from the start?" she asked, her voice barely a whisper.

She should have known. Out of all those beautiful girls, why did he choose her?

His cool fingertips brushed lightly over her red lips. "Is that really so hard to believe?"

"I just wanted to make some extra money," she said, her eyes trembling with fear she couldn't quite name, her fingers shaking uncontrollably.

"Making extra money means selling yourself?" His grip tightened around her wrist, making her face turn purple. "Will you tell your husband how many men you've spent the night with?" "No, I haven't slept with any," she stammered.

No one had been as generous as Casper. And no one had focused solely on her.

She clutched his wrist, her face losing all color. "If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have left with a client."

"Is that so, Mrs. Welton?" he asked, his voice dripping with skepticism.

She nodded, struggling to breathe. "Yes."

Maybe her desperate explanation softened him a bit because his grip loosened slightly. But did he fully believe her? Not really.

cigarette, taking slow drags. The gray smoke swirled around his features, making him seem even

For your own health and safety, I think you should spend some time at Mercy Hospital," he said, his voice soft but heavy enough to crush her

lock her up

Eliza's voice trembled with sheer terror. "You drove Robin mad. Do you

her quietly, his gaze deep and complex like the ocean at night, endless

doing this for

own good? Was

know, she was the last to be dealt with. All the talk of divorce, of letting her go, was a lie. He had never intended to truly let her go. His goal was to push her step by step into the

hate you? Why?" she cried, tears of despair chilling

act would be her liberation. Instead, it turned out to

glared at him with red-rimmed eyes. Finally,

get better, I'll get you

lying to me." Wiping

stopped her, pulling her back by the waist.

you think you're

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