His Destructive, Toxic Love (Jasper and Eliza)

Eliza shrugged nonchalantly. "It's just a job. Doesn't matter if I like it or not."

"I think you have the right skills to do great here. If you don't like it, I can move you to another department."

"This is fine."

She didn't even glance at the salary or stock options and just signed her name on the dotted line.

After signing, she handed the contract back to Casper. "I'll start as soon as I get my son settled in daycare."

"There are plenty of daycare options in Falconridge, both boarding and day programs, and of varying quality. If you need help, I could..."

Eliza cut him off. "No need, I can manage on my own." She wasn't rich, but she wasn't that strapped for cash either.

He handed her a card. "Use this for the kid's tuition."

"I don't need it," she said, her voice steady and cold.

mean anything by it," he said.

eyed him coolly. "I can take care

are you so hostile towards me?" he asked, feeling a bit

nothing to

that. Brock wasn't his kid. But he wanted to be kind to Eliza, and

or not. Can't I just

Casper, save your money for your own future kids," she said, leaving no room for his

pocketed the card angrily, grabbed his jacket,

before heading out. Falconridge had the best educational facilities, but choosing

that didn't meet her standards, she finally bit the bullet and chose

at the corner of the street and

was he

she said, her face mostly calm but with a hint of surprise.

worry and reproach. "How could you? Did he threaten

past, he was always so calm and sometimes even