His Destructive, Toxic Love (Jasper and Eliza)

Chapter 343

To deter Dillon from his persistent advances, Eliza had no choice but to mention her fake engagement to David.

“Dillon, David and I are getting engaged. From now on, I hope you and Mr. Casper will respect my wishes and stay out of my life.” Dillon was stunned.

“Where did this David come from all of a sudden? And now they’re engaged?” he thought, bewildered.

“Ms. Valerie, are you really…”

“Yes,” Eliza interrupted firmly, leaving no room for doubt.

Dillon had no choice but to accept her statement. At least he could report this to Casper.

“If that’s the case, I’ll take my leave,” he said, standing up, bowing politely, and walking out.

As he exited, he bumped into David.

“Dillon.”

“Mr. David.”

of pleasantries, David entered the café. He saw Eliza sitting there,

thanks.” Eliza snapped back to the present, smiling at David. “I noticed the professor seems in better

like his illness improved overnight,” David said, though he knew it was just a

the professor’s recovery was indeed short-lived, their fake engagement ceremony might need to be

up the

he wouldn’t make it much

to make the occasion grand to fulfill his father’s last wish, but he worried Eliza

he said, “I was hoping to make the engagement ceremony more formal. What do

assumed the

intimate ceremony. A grand event would invite many prominent figures

reluctant to face.

she feared the fallout if their charade

discovered. But considering the

of respecting the dying’s wishes, she couldn’t

with it. Let’s make the professor

hand, “Thank you, Eliza. I

hospital, Dillon held the Simmons family’s engagement

engagement announcement was just an excuse

David had been planned

how Mr. Casper

with their reputation and education, was undeniably a