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.

they had met a few times

handing over a small gift. "I'm really sorry about my classmates.

nodded in acknowledgment. Renee felt a bit awkward, unsure of what to say next. Talking about compensation seemed unnecessary, as they clearly didn't lack money. And apologizing felt hollow since the culprits weren't there. She was

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

"...I know you're not

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

Casper decided to excuse himself, allowing the women some private time. "I have some work to attend to, Miss Renee, if you'll excuse

replied, feeling

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

raised her eyebrows. "Really? That's news to me." But with Kailee's personality, it wasn't shocking. Her husband's downfall was bound to happen sooner or later.