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 think you understand?

genuinely upset, and

to yell at me? Just because you paid for my eye surgery? Let me tell you, Casper, I went blind because of you. You owe me, not the other

surgery, and it's not

sensible?" She gave a bitter laugh, his anger only proving her point. "Yeah, I must be really foolish to believe

understand her accusation. "If I didn't want to be his dad, why would I treat him

seemed like a blatant rationalization.

you, always you who didn't want me to have children. So... you never

What had he done so wrong? Just because of her assumptions, she could unjustly accuse

accuse her of lacking a conscience. She had too much of it, which was why, after he had saved her numerous times, she agreed to give him a chance. It

have as much conscience as Mr. Casper, so the

leave this place. She didn't want to stay