His Destructive, Toxic Love

Eliza felt a pang of discomfort in her chest from all the turmoil. All she did was express her reluctance to attend Carter's funeral, and David acted like a completely different person. Thankfully, she hadn't made an impulsive decision to agree to marry him, fulfilling Carter's

last wish. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been fulfillment; it would have been a nightmare. "David, calm down, let me go."

"Can you leave him? Can you promise not to get tangled up with him anymore?" David's grip on Eliza tightened, his emotions spiraling out of control. "I'm the one who's perfect for you. Why can't you see that?" "David, you're hurting me..."

Eliza couldn't break free from David's hold. His strength was overwhelming; her arms felt like they were about to snap.

"Let her go."

As the voice echoed, David was sent flying, his back slamming against the wall before he slowly slid to the ground. Eliza, losing her balance, took a couple of steps back into a solid wall of muscle. She looked up to see... "Casper?"

What was he doing here in the hospital?

Casper reached out to steady Eliza, guiding her to sit down. "How are you? Sit for a moment, I'll handle this."

David staggered to his feet, his anger boiling over. "Casper, why are you always in the way? This is between her and me. It's not your place to interfere."

"I'm interfering now. What about it?" Casper cracked his knuckles, the sound echoing in the hallway.

David knew he stood no chance against Casper. He didn't even intend to fight; it just felt ridiculous to him, Casper's gallant demeanor for love. "You love her?"

"Love her? Love you?" Casper scoffed.

David suddenly burst into laughter. Pointing at Casper, he looked at him as if he was a joke. "You love her now? Casper, do you even know who she is? Do you remember how you treated her before? And now you're telling me you love her? That's hilarious."

Casper's brows furrowed slightly, confusion clouding his face. What was David talking about? What past, how he treated her?

"Casper, when you were making her life a living hell, I didn't hear you say you loved her. Now you've lost your memory, and your love is all-consuming?"

Eliza watched as David was about to reveal her identity to Casper. She quickly stepped forward, stopping him from saying more. "David, can you be rational?"

"What? Scared? Afraid that he'll

know who you are and stop loving you?" David's body swayed, his laugh bitter and mocking. "I've told you, in this world, only I can love you unconditionally. Casper's love isn't even love. It's just lust; it's just a physical need. Only Platonic love can be called love."

Eliza frowned, looking at the unsteady David. He suddenly seemed like a stranger.ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .

"David, I know you and your family have been good to me, but... as my teacher's student, I tried to fulfill his last wish. But getting married, I really can't do it. I hope you understand."

Casper: ...

What did he just hear? David wanted to register their marriage?

"You Simmons family people are truly despicable," Casper said, his brows furrowed, his words dripping with sarcasm. "A fake engagement is one thing, but to dream of marriage? How delusional can

be?

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"What does it matter to you?" David questioned Casper's sense of superiority. "You think if she doesn't marry me, she'll marry you? No one jumps into the same fire pit twice." "Enough," Eliza didn't want David to continue. "The arrangements for the teacher's funeral still need your attention. Tell Amaya I'm sorry."

Eliza pulled Casper away. At this point, she could only say her kindness and goodwill had been taken for granted.