His Destructive, Toxic Love (Jasper and Eliza)

"I... I didn't do anything. She lost her balance and hurt herself," the man stammered, his face stiff with effort. His voice, however, betrayed him, filled with a helplessness that suggested even he didn't believe his own excuse. "Is that so?" The icy words cut through the air, his eyes lifting slowly, dark and menacing. "Then, did your car crash itself too?"

"No, no! Are all you rich folks this unreasonable?" The man's voice was tinged with frustration.

"You were the one being unreasonable first." The man's voice was cold and disdainful. "So, do you want to play fair or not?"

The man's eyes flickered nervously. He knew he couldn't outmaneuver the wealthy by being unreasonable. A minor injury; he could pay for that.

"Look, she got hurt, I'll compensate. But you have to pay for my car too."

Casper's lips curled into a small smile. "I can get you a new one, no big deal."

The man patted the old sedan beside him as if it were a precious artifact, his eyes glinting with greed.

I

swiped a finger across his

call from Casper, Dillon and several men in black

and peeling off paint, as if the car were undergoing an apocalyptic beating. The man stood there, his

take the money and leave. But just as he was about to step away, Casper's voice sliced- through the air like

of nervousness. He figured the woman's scratch was worth

I'll transfer it." He tried to seem

hundred?" he scoffed. "Are you trying

nodded, pulling out

and rapidly pressing the buttons. "Compensation for shock emotional distress, lost earnings, medical