Eliza was still downing her bitter wine, glass after glass. Whether she liked it or not, Mikey had a new family now, and that was a fact. Should she just gracefully accept her new stepmom? Or maybe she should quietly leave Crescent Creek and stop messing with his

happiness?

She could do it, really. But it hurt. It hurt a lot.

Casper wasn't in a great mood either. Hearing the clinking from the next room, he knew she'd had too much to drink. He left his room, explained their relationship to the front desk, and got a room key.

He opened Eliza's door to a strong smell of red wine. She was sitting on the floor, her face red as a tomato, mumbling drunkenly to herself with a wine bottle in hand. He walked over with an almost domineering air, scooped her up, and gently placed her on the soft bed. Just as he was about to leave, her arm snaked around his neck like a vine. "Aaron."

Aaron? She thought he was Aaron?

A surge of irritation welled up inside him. He gripped her wrist tightly, trying to pull her arm off him. But she didn't seem to get it and clung even tighter.

"Aaron, why are you being as rough as Casper... so... rough." Her voice was a mix of flirtation and dazed annoyance.

He had never seen this side of Eliza. They were usually focused on tearing each other apart when they were together. It was a bloody, torturous, and painful entangled.

at his heart. He suppressed a deep breath. "Alright, get some sleep

pulling him closer, almost making him lose his balance. "Stop

bit like Casper today?" She stared at him with innocent eyes,

nose, and lips.

Pretty faces often hide venomous

didn't know

wanted to marry me for a long time. How about we

wouldn't agree. Now, she was even making a move on Aaron. Casper was suffering enough already. The push hurt her, and she started crying. "Fine, we won't get married. Why are you so

know you're

I

for Aaron, and

But thinking

His voice was low, almost like he

didn't hear him. Her cries grew louder. It was like he'd wronged her. He couldn't stand it anymore and

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