His Destructive, Toxic Love (Jasper and Eliza)

Chapter 417

"Casper."

"Casper, are you home?"

It was Susan's voice.

Speak of the devil, and she's here.

Eliza felt it was time to leave. "Your fiancée's here. I'll get going now. Let her take care of you."

Casper grabbed her wrist, looking at her with reluctance, as if he wanted to explain something.

Before he could say a word, Eliza had already pulled her hand free. "Stop tugging at me. Don't let Susan get the wrong idea. I don't want to be seen as the other woman."

She bent down to pack up the first aid kit.

Susan pushed open the bedroom door and walked in.

Seeing Eliza, she was clearly startled. "You... Aren't you Brock's mom? What... What are you doing here?"

"I'm Casper's friend. He got drunk and hurt himself a bit, so I was helping him out," Eliza said calmly, without a trace of guilt or panic. "I've taken care of his injury. You should stay and look after him."

Susan blinked and then looked at the man on the bed.

upper body was bare, his

hazy, making him look every bit

"You two..."

didn't want to risk giving him any fever meds, so I used rubbing alcohol to cool him down. His temperature's dropped quite a bit. If he gets a fever again,

demeanor left Susan unable to

was

left,

"Hold on a second."

stopped and turned to the woman who had followed her, her tone even. "Is there something

friends?" Susan's face was full of doubt. Eliza smiled slightly, calm and serene. "Ms.

how you see it," Eliza said, looking at the girl in front of her, who resembled a younger version of herself. "I

didn't quite grasp Eliza's

was the relationship between

ex-girlfriend?" Susan asked with a

expression paused slightly. "To be precise...

you two

girl's sensitivity, Eliza elaborated a bit more. "If you truly care for him, then be with him sincerely. Ex-girlfriends or his past women are just gardeners who pruned the dead leaves and branches on his path of growth. You're getting a tall, strong tree without pest infestation. As

woman before her, more mature

comprehending, she pursed

you're saying, but, I really want

her