His Destructive, Toxic Love (Jasper and Eliza)

Chapter 704

She wasn't sure what he was up to, turning her head away with a hint of annoyance. "What exactly are you trying to do?"

"You said we needed some space to cool off. It's been a week, and I'm good now. How about you?"

Eliza's eyes, beautiful yet slightly furrowed, found it a bit amusing. "You're all cooled off? If I hadn't been here eating, if I hadn't bumped into you, Mr. Casper, would you still have cooled off? Would you still have come looking for me to say this?"

"Probably not." He admitted, "But isn't it just a coincidence?"

"Hmph."

Casper scooted closer to her, almost brushing against her. "If you're cooled off too, let's head home."

"Casper, back off a bit," Eliza said, not liking how he always tried to smooth things over this way. "I wonder, what was going through your mind when Kate called me Ms. Eliza today?"

"She did it on purpose." He wasn't clueless.

Eliza chuckled lightly, "Oh, so you noticed?"

"Her intentions are as clear as day. How could I not see it?" He took Eliza's hand

in his, gently caressing it. "Don't worry, I won't let her get away with it."

"Mr. Casper, quite the self-assured one, aren't you?" she teased.

ruffled, just grinned like a goofball. "If I didn't have this confidence, how insecure would

Insecure?

think he was

can you

out there. I love you,

was convinced he was doing his

heard something funny. "You really know how to toot your own horn. Isn't our

said, still laid-back, his smile deepening. "I own up to it, always apologizing. Just forgive me, and watch me do

brought her hand to his lips for a gentle kiss. "Come on, let's go home,

heart hadn't lightened much

coincidence, I'm off tomorrow. I'll go with you," he said,

was cold, cutting him off, "Not

as an

gaze was icy, words firm, "I don't take assistants on business

me?" He looked like

Her answer

time,

"Alright then."

gave in, respecting

was a wall

were close enough to

She felt cold.