His Destructive, Toxic Love (Jasper and Eliza)

"I'll handle it myself." She wasn't used to being this close to someone.

"Alright." He smiled slightly, looking at her beautiful, pure face. "Haven't had breakfast yet? Let's grab something to eat, then we can go see Dr. Roth. We've got enough time." "I'm... not hungry."

She felt uneasy being alone with Casper. Or maybe she just didn't know how to act around a man who had lost his memory.

"Even if you're not hungry, you should eat a little something. You don't want to talk to Dr. Roth on an empty stomach; hunger can make you a bit foggy," he said gently. She curved her lips into a smile, giving in. "Okay then."

Her cooperation lifted his spirits.

The street food stand was bustling with life. They found a clean spot to sit and ordered some breakfast sandwiches, herb-seasoned hard-boiled eggs, and oatmeal.

"This place is pretty famous in Falconridge. I used to come here a lot when I was in high school," Casper said casually.

Eliza didn't know much about Casper's past. She had always thought he was the type of guy who wouldn't touch street food. It was a bit surprising.

"You eat this too?"

herb-seasoned egg

During the years she lived with him, wasn't he always up on

and

didn't get her

who I thought only

he love

health reasons, he did eat some pricier ingredients. But essentially,

don't

again; she didn't need to know

where Dr. Roth was staying. A tall foreigner with a weathered face, wearing

eyes unwittingly fell on Casper's face. Definitely the rogue type. After polite greetings, Eliza handed Dr. Roth Mikey's X-rays. He was French. Eliza didn't understand French, but luckily, Casper

of the time,

French for Dr., Roth. She just listened quietly on the side. He would also translate Dr Roth's insights back to her. Back and forth, she was fully

the first time she saw him set aside his playful manner and seriously engage in

Actually, before marrying Casper,