His Destructive, Toxic Love (Jasper and Eliza)

Her reasons sounded logical, calm, and detached.

"Is it not to avoid me?" Casper's voice suddenly deepened, as if he was holding back some emotion.

Eliza wasn't one to lie, but sometimes being too blunt didn't help. really."

"Not

"In a few days, I'll be heading to Oak Falls for business. Is there anything you'd like me to bring back? Something you need or haven't had a chance to buy?" He wanted to give her a gift, but worried she might refuse. "Or maybe something you've been meaning to get but just haven't yet?"

Eliza never liked asking for things.

Especially not from Casper.

"I don't need anything. If you're coming for work, try not to find me. It's better we keep our distance to avoid any misunderstandings with your significant other."

She really feared Susan might tag along with Casper to Oak Falls and cause a scene.

Her life revolved around Oak Falls; she dreaded the rumors, the unnecessary misunderstandings. She had her pride.

Silence followed.

It seemed like he was trying to figure out how to explain the engagement.

"Do you... understand a relationship of mutual benefit, where each party uses the other to their advantage?"

Eliza: ...???

What did he mean?

"I don't get it."

want, and I get what I want. As for... her liking me, that's her business, her freedom. I don't like her, and

even grasp why marriage had

Mutual use?

both

love her back and stop coming to me. We've signed the divorce agreement. Once I'm through this busy period, let's finalize our divorce." The line went silent

nothing else, I'm going to

his response, she ended the

days, Eliza busied herself between

arrived, Juan

his work back home, he was about to return

came over today

you be back?"

have to report back, so it's hard to say when I'll return." His main work

al.ne

miss me, you can come to France. I'll cover all

head

many years

lost

to France, not even to Southeast Asia." Juan knew she had had

up, but he knew