His Destructive, Toxic Love (Jasper and Eliza)

Chapter 489

Casper froze for a second. He knew Brock was nothing like him, but he also knew why the kid was so timid.

Ever since Eliza left a few years ago, their son had grown up without a dad around. Brock's over-sensitivity made him cautious about everything. How could a kid with no one to back him up be expected to be bold and carefree? That was on him as a father. No matter what, he could never dislike his own child. And this was the child of the woman he loved. What was she even thinking?

"You've got it wrong," he said.

Eliza shook her head slightly, her mind seemingly made up. "I haven't misunderstood, Casper. Let's just leave it, alright?"

Leave it? Leave what exactly?

"What I mean is..." He tried to explain why they hadn't recognized each other yet, but Eliza cut him off. "Casper, I get what you mean. Let's just leave it. Pretend his dad is already dead, gone without a trace." Casper: ...???

you mean by 'you get it'? What do you think you understand? Why don't you ever listen

and his

right do you have to yell at me? Just because you paid for my eye surgery? Let me tell you, Casper, I went blind because

eyes? You just had surgery, and it's not healed yet. Do you want to go blind

his anger only proving her point. "Yeah, I must be really foolish to believe that you would willingly

He couldn't understand her accusation. "If I didn't want to be his dad, why would I treat him so well? What are you

so many excuses. But each excuse seemed like a blatant rationalization. He still wouldn't admit that

always you who didn't

to this again? The past was the past, and now was now. What had he done so wrong? Just because of her assumptions, she could unjustly accuse him? "Eliza,

much of it, which was why, after he had saved her numerous times, she agreed to give him a chance. It seemed she had made a huge mistake.

Mr. Casper, so the best thing for us is

bed, ready to leave this place. She