His Destructive, Toxic Love (Jasper and Eliza)

It was a rare moment for Casper to get it.

Eliza's inner tension, like mist in the morning sun, slowly dissipated. She let out a sigh of relief. "So... do you want to do a paternity test first?" Casper: ...???

What the heck did that mean?

He never said the kid wasn't his.

Seeing the confused look on his face, she quickly clarified, "I just meant, if you think it's necessary, I'm willing to go along with it."

"No need at all."

His voice was gentle but firm, as if stating the obvious.

He knew full well if there was someone else involved; no point in proving something so trivial.

Eliza was taken aback.

Casper used to be so paranoid, suspecting her of cheating even if she just talked to Aaron.

Had he suddenly become more open-minded?

She figured it was probably because he didn't care as much anymore.

had a fiancée now and would

their child, wouldn't hold much

sounded nice, but it was just a

the Welton family would eventually belong

of sadness. She didn't crave Casper's wealth, but... she felt bad

find the right moment to reveal

it wasn't something to rush. The kid was still young, and such news needed

let's take

for Casper, "taking it slow"

Brock to mess up

She could understand that.

little, "I know, asking for this now is a bit much. It's okay, you go ahead with your

mean..." he started to explain, but Eliza cut him off, "Actually, should congratulate you on your engagement first. I was

understand a mother's hearvel??

he could finish, Susan's voice came from behind him, "Casper, so this is

over at the

gaze held a hint of hostility, as if trying

the space with a

I hope you can give me a reasonable

seemingly indifferent to Susan's

of disdain curling at the corner