His Destructive, Toxic Love (Jasper and Eliza)

"Casper, your dad wants you to come over and make a toast," Nova said, her smile as sweet as ever, while she gently rested her hand on Casper's arm.

It was like he'd been hit by lightning. He yanked his arm away and took a couple of steps back before turning on his heel and hurrying outside.

Dillon didn't waste a second and followed him out.

"Casper, what's going on? What happened?" Nova called after him, her face full of confusion. When no one answered, she stomped her foot in frustration, muttering, "Where did he go? This is so weird." In the hospital morgue, Eliza lay silently under a white sheet.

Casper's legs almost gave way beneath him.

Aaron, who had arrived earlier, reached out to steady him. "My condolences."

"She... died?" Casper's eyes were red, filled with disbelief. "No, she must be pranking me. She told me she'd wait for me when I left this morning... This can't be real. She must be joking."

"Mr. Casper, please calm down," Dillon tried to support him, but Casper shrugged him off and rushed to the gurney, lifting the sheet.

Eliza's face and body were covered in blood. The blood on her forehead had already clotted, and her skin and lips had the unmistakable pallor of death.

said, covering

the hard wall. All his

you permission to

something. "The doctor just gave me this. It's Eliza's. You should keep

blankly, feeling like

He reached out, his hand shaking, and took the blood-stained earrings, holding them tightly in

tears streaming as he looked at his old friend, grabbing

news wasn't

Casper's

down.

is the best outcome? At least for

slow breath and stood up. "Casper, do you think Eliza was happy? She lived in constant fear, always cautious. She wanted

she never came into your world." Aaron patted Casper's shoulder and walked away, his voice still echoing. The

Casper, the police say... it