His Destructive, Toxic Love (Jasper and Eliza)

Chapter 688

One afternoon, Renee called Eliza, hoping to swing by and check on Casper for a couple of their classmates. Eliza had initially thought about saying no, but she didn't want Renee and the others to feel awkward, so she agreed.

When the doorbell rang, Renee hesitated for a moment. Eliza opened the door herself, greeting her with a warm smile, "Renee, glad you could make it."

Renee lingered at the entrance, unsure. “Eliza, didn't you and Casper split up? How come you're living together again?"

She still hadn't pieced together the puzzle of Eliza and Casper's relationship. Eliza gently took her hand, guiding her inside, "Renee, we've remarried. We didn't get the chance to tell everyone at the gathering the other day, sorry about that."

"Remarried?" Renee echoed, a bit taken aback. She vaguely recalled meeting Eliza in the hospital years ago, battered and bruised, and had advised her to leave Casper back then. After that, her own life had spiraled, and she'd lost touch with Eliza.

"He's changed a lot, and over the years, we've managed to clear up most of our misunderstandings, so... we thought we'd give it another shot," Eliza explained, choosing her words carefully. It was a personal matter, and going into detail would take all day.

Casper was sitting in the living room. Although they had met a few times in the past, Renee's visit had a hint

about my classmates. They didn't know who you were and acted

unnecessary, as they clearly didn't lack money. And apologizing felt hollow since the culprits weren't there. She was banking on Eliza's influence to smooth

coffee, which Eliza passed to Renee. "He's doing fine, just a mild concussion.

for the medical bills..." Renee hesitated, "...I know you're not short on money,

know we're not short on money, let's not bring it up," Eliza cut

courtesy, Casper decided to excuse himself, allowing the women some private

go ahead," Renee replied,

they chatted, the conversation drifted into gossip. "Did you hear about Kailee's husband? He was supposed to get transferred to the capital but now it's been derailed. They're sending him to Crescent Creek instead, which is a step down. Must've upset someone important. Guess we won't have to deal with their

wasn't shocking. Her husband's downfall was bound to happen sooner or later. The