His Destructive, Toxic Love (Jasper and Eliza)

Chapter 706

His lips gently brushed against hers, tender and full of affection, his eyes soft and caring.

"I want to be as close to you as I can. You have no idea how much I regret our argument. For the sake of my heartfelt apology, can we just move past it?"

Eliza wanted to move on too.

But once this page was turned, what about the next one?

She realized she really needed to adjust her perspective, just like Chelsea had said. In this marriage, she was the one who needed to change.

"Casper," she said, locking eyes with him, "give me some time. I need to sort out a few things. I also need to figure out what I should be getting from this marriage."

In their relationship, he was always the one at fault.

Whether past or future, he had to tread carefully to win her trust, her love.

He knew she didn't love him enough.

He knew she could walk away from this marriage at any moment.

And so, he was scared.

Scared she'd get caught up in the wrong things.

He knew this mindset and way of interacting were unhealthy, but he didn't have a better solution at the moment.

Change, perhaps, needed to be a team effort.

"Alright."

just a fleeting pleasure. To spend a

Time.

They both needed time.

...

Casper where she

Brian in on some

Falconridge was bleak, but you couldn't

north, she reached

season, so

checked in, hauling her luggage to

just as she

The suitcase was heavy.

her lips together, a bit

man nearby noticed her broken suitcase and struck up a conversation, "Is it

"Yeah."

the sixth floor. I can help you carry it

looked up at

glasses, he had a gentle, elegant

didn't seem like a

again, do bad guys have

her own naivety, keeping her

probably sensed her

slightly, "I'm

awkward, "I didn't mean that. The suitcase

Eliza dragged her suitcase toward

hallway made it

Seeing

was