His Destructive, Toxic Love (Jasper and Eliza)

you want Eliza to leave Casper for good, have her take this."

"You're smart, but not entirely right," he said, holding his own specially modified drug, more potent than anything available. It made people appear normal but significantly increased suicidal thoughts. Even after death, the drug couldn't be detected in their bloodstream. "If "Drug her? Avenge you?" she shot back. Who did this man think he was, trying to use her as a pawn? "What makes you think I'd do your dirty work? Is my life worth nothing to you?"

He burst into laughter.

His refined attire contrasted sharply with his twisted features, making Susan think of the phrase 'a wolf in sheep's clothing.'

What a creep.

"Susan, this drug won't be traced back to you. If you want Casper, you'll work with me. I'm offering you a way out."

"Are you sure you're helping me?" Susan frowned, skeptical of his motives. "Mr. Aaron, if you were a doctor, you'd know no drug is completely untraceable. Even if it can't be detected now, it will be eventually. Are you really helping me, or am I helping you?" Aaron shrugged, a cryptic smile tugging at his lips.

His brown eyes, magnified by his glasses, zeroed in on Susan's youthful, pretty face.

"Let me put it this way: if Eliza doesn't die, Casper will probably go back to her. And you and your family, the Torres, will be in deep trouble."

Susan was puzzled.

What did this have to do with the Torres family?

"What do you mean?"

name. From what I've gathered, the amount involved is in the billions. If you don't become Mrs. Welton, Casper will dig

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Billions?

The number was staggering.

"How do you

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to know.

ask

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far from it."

Susan was doubtful.

take Aaron's

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"Of course."

Susan stood to leave, something made her pause, and she grabbed the bottle

word, she quickly left

played on Aaron's

to settle the

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