His Destructive, Toxic Love

Marian choked back her sobs, her hands flying uncontrollably to her face. The left side was swelling up quickly, and blood was trickling from the corner of her mouth.

Casper rubbed his face hard, trying to keep a lid on the rage boiling inside him. The corners of his lips twitched despite his efforts. "Why are you only telling me this now? When I asked you before, why did you lie?"

"I... I was scared to tell the truth," Marian stammered, trembling, not knowing what to do with her hands. "Ms. Nova said if I told the truth, she'd make sure my son wouldn't graduate. I was terrified, so..."

"So, you dared to blatantly deceive me?" Casper's voice was tight with fury. The veins on his forehead bulged, and his hands felt like they might burst. "Is this how you repay my trust? Now that Eliza's dead, what good does telling me this do?" Marian fell to her knees, tears streaming down her face. "Sir, I'm so sorry this happened to you and Mrs. Welton. I made an unforgivable mistake. I deserve to be punished."Copyright Nôv/el/Dra/ma.Org.

Her cries echoed through the empty room, heavy with guilt and regret.

Casper raised a trembling hand to his forehead. He wasn't sure if it was from sadness or something else. He leaned back on the couch and took a long, deep breath.

"Dillon, any new leads or progress on Rose's organs?" Casper's voice was slow and drained.

Dillon paused, then said, "Mr. Casper, we found some things. Those two doctors who fled abroad-one died in an abandoned factory, and the other drowned in his own toilet. It's clear these weren't natural deaths. I suspect..." Casper's eyebrows furrowed as if expecting complications. "You think... Nova had something to do with it?"

Dillon hesitated, unsure. "We can't be

certain it was Nova, but she's definitely a prime suspect. Besides

her, we can't think of a conse

who'd do such a thing."

Casper was silent for a moment, a mix of emotions flashing through his eyes. He remembered confronting Nova, but she had firmly denied everything. Her innocent and

distressed look was still vivid in his

memory.

He laughed bitterly at his own naivety. Maybe that innocence was just an act. Was he the one who imposed an image of purity on her? Who was Nova, really?

"Mr. Casper, Faithe was also involved. She's the closest to the truth, but we might need to be... firm with her."

"Interrogate her thoroughly." Casper pressed his palms hard against his knuckles, the sound chilling.

Dillon nodded. "Understood."

Marian was still kneeling. Casper was frustrated and gave Dillon a look. Dillon quickly helped Marian up and led her away.

The room still held all of Eliza's belongings. However, she was never coming back.

In his palm lay a pair of pearl earrings, quietly resting there. There were no pleasant memories

between him and Eliza. Perhaps they had their most harmonious days just before she died.

She had deceived him, made him lower his guard. She picked his engagement day to die-did she think he wouldn't care?

"Eliza, I'm telling you, if I see you in the next life, I will still hold onto you. You won't... you won't escape me."