His Destructive, Toxic Love (Jasper and Eliza)

Chapter 556

"Stop pretending, the truth will come out soon enough." Her expression was icy, lips drawn tight as she silently seethed with anger. "Why are you so desperate to make me lose the baby? What's your angle here?" "What do you think my angle is?" He casually pulled up a chair, settling in front of her hospital bed, legs crossed in a relaxed, almost lazy manner.

His calm demeanor only confirmed what she'd suspected all along. He was the one behind the poisoning.

Eliza's gaze turned colder. "Are you seriously questioning me?"

Manuel raised an eyebrow, his face as composed as ever. "Aren't you the one suspecting me? Tell me, what do you think my motive is for wanting to harm you and your child?"

"Manuel, we've got no beef. I can't figure out why you'd want to harm me."

She knew there had to be a reason, but for the life of her, she couldn't see it.

"So, you can't think of a reason, yet you're so sure it's me? Is this how you treat a friend who's been nothing but real with you, Eliza?"

Eliza was taken aback. Was he really flipping this on her? Or just mocking her for not having a clue?

knew Manuel wasn't exactly Mr. Nice

friends with Mr. Manuel." If he wouldn't come clean, she'd

he stood up, placing his hands on either side

feel his breath, and it made her heart race with fear.

story, you wouldn't think I'm the villain here." He seemed on the brink of

knitted together. "So, you're admitting you poisoned the

really matter?" he

the nerve to ask that?" Eliza shot back. "Manuel, I've never wronged you. Don't

Swr

far?" He laughed, a twisted, almost maniacal sound, before his eyes reddened with something like pain. "You think this is too far? For someone who's

he mean,

might do next. "How is your family gone? Your

his forehead. "Out

was utterly bewildered.

Had he lied about