"Alright, you can go now; it'll be ready soon," she said.

"Okay."

He nodded, not saying much, just standing quietly at the kitchen door, his eyes tenderly following her busy figure.

Her movements were so smooth and natural, like he had seen her cook for him a thousand times before.

A wave of emotion surged through him.

If, after every long workday, there was a woman waiting to cook him dinner like this, wouldn't life be perfect?

The thought made a gentle smile tug at his lips.

Three dishes and a soup.

She had prepared them with care, just the way Casper liked.

It was strange, after all these years, she still remembered his tastes.

Maybe she was deeply infatuated.

Just as they were about to sit down to enjoy the cozy dinner, the doorbell rang, breaking the peace.

"Who is it?" Casper frowned slightly, getting up to answer the door.

Standing there was David.

both were momentarily

looked away, peering inside. "Where

want now?" Casper's tone

knack for showing up at the worst

ignored his mood, shoving past

uncontrollable sorrow. "Eliza, come with me to

the hospital earlier that day, knowing Carter's condition was dire. "David, wait for

David, his anger barely contained. "Your dad's dying, and you're dragging her into it? Do you really think she's part of your family? David, you can't be this selfish." "This is between her and me, it doesn't concern

pushing past

set

gathered her things, grabbed her bag, and headed for the door. "You go ahead and eat. I need to goto the hospital; don't wait up

David calls, you just go running. Do you really see

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good to me. Shouldn't I go see him if he's

couldn't understand why Casper

anyone be so cold and

use these so-called emotions to tie

Eliza not see

there

without regrets could be

anything more to

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