His Destructive, Toxic Love (Jasper and Eliza)

"I'll be heading back soon; you should clock out too," Eliza said with a slight smile.

"Okay." Noel continued his work, holding onto a stack of documents.

Eliza glanced out the window, feeling bored. The streetlights were already on, and it looked like it was going to rain. She grabbed an umbrella from her drawer and prepared to head home. Just as she walked out of the office building, the rain began to fall.

Noel hurried to catch up with Eliza. "Ms. Valerie, it's raining. How are you getting home?"

"I'll catch a cab," she replied.

"Please wait here for a minute." Noel dashed into the rain.

In about five or six minutes, a white Honda pulled up, and the window rolled down. "Ms. Valerie, hop in. I'll drive you home."

"It's fine, Noel. I was about to grab a cab."

Valerie, please, give me a chance to

was very talkative. He always had plenty of topics to discuss. He could shift from talking about the football league

ambitious, buying a car right after graduation. Did

the compliment. "Ms. Valerie, this car is second-hand. It cost me forty thousand dollars in total, part of which I saved from

was blooming

at Welton Estate and stopped, he was surprised. Eliza actually lived in such a luxurious place. "Ms. Valerie, this is your

just staying

passenger door, and raised her umbrella without further explanation. "Noel, thanks for the ride. You should head back now. Be careful on the

going then,

into a wall of muscle. She gave a brief glance and continued walking inside with her umbrella. Casper clicked his

mean by changed tastes?" she suddenly stopped, looking displeased at Casper's tall stature. "I'm not interested in arguing with you." "Isn't that new guy of his a change in taste?" He looked down at her with a mocking tone. "Or are you into both young and old men, Ms. Valerie?" She faced

speechless at Eliza's

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under hers bending down to