His Destructive, Toxic Love

The man nodded approvingly, his complexion as smooth as marble. "Nowadays, divorce isn't such a big deal. There are plenty of single moms out there. It shows you're a responsible and good person. As for your brother, if it's within my ability, I can get him the best

treatment. I can handle all that."

Eliza: ...

What did he mean by that?

Was he okay with everything about her...???

She looked up at the tall man. Their eyes met, and he gave her a slight smile. "Maybe I should introduce myself?"

"Oh, sure."

"My parents are both alive, and they're both teachers, like you. I run my own marketing firm, and it's doing pretty well. I respect women, I'm not overly controlling, and I can handle complex situations. If you think it might work, maybe we could see where this goes?" Eliza was a bit surprised.

Was this moving too fast?

"Maybe... we should both take some time to think about it." She didn't want to rush into anything.

The man didn't push it, saying amicably, "Sure, let's exchange contact info then."

After scanning each other's WhatsApp, they each got into their own cars.

Dillon watched as Casper's face grew darker and colder, quickly adjusting the temperature of the air conditioning.

"Mr. Casper, I just did a bit of digging. The guy's name is Manuel. He owns a marketing firm in Oak Falls, and his parents are both teachers..."

Casper didn't seem to have the patience to listen further and interrupted Dillon, "Who he is doesn't matter. What matters is he's trying to make a move on my wife."

"Mr. Casper, it was just a blind date. Whether they liked each other or not is still up in the air."

Casper massaged his temples, finally speaking in a low tone, "It seemed like they were getting along pretty well."

"Getting along could just be out of politeness. From what I see, Ms. Eliza... might not settle for someone like him." Dillon believed.

With Casper in the picture, Eliza's standards for men were likely very high.

Yet, those who could surpass Casper were few and far between.

However...

If Eliza was simply looking for a stable person to share her life with, that was another story.

Since that blind date.

Casper had moved to Oak Falls.

Apart from handling some business.

for the Oak Falls branch, he visited the rehab center to talk to the

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doctors about Robin's treatment.

Meanwhile.

Eliza had been receiving a bouquet of flowers almost daily since that day. Sometimes it would be roses, other times lilies.

The sender was always Manuel.

The teachers at the school envied Eliza's good fortune.

Divorced with a child, yet able to find a catch like Manuel.

Only Eliza herself felt uncomfortable.

"Please stop sending flowers." She sent Manuel a message with her phone.

Just as she was about to put her phone down, an immediate reply came, "Did I cause you any trouble?"

There was a bit of trouble indeed.

Eliza was too polite to say it outright, "It's unnecessary, a bit wasteful."

"Sorry, I hope it didn't bother you."

"It didn't."

Eliza exchanged a few words, then prepared to put down her phone and go teach her class.

Another mèssage quickly followed, "Ms. Eliza, I've given it some thought, and I feel we're quite compatible. I'd like to continue seeing you, if that's alright with you...?"

Eliza wasn't sure how to respond.

He had made up his mind so quickly?

"I..."

"It's okay, you can take your time to see how we get along, to see if I have any dealbreakers. Once you've fully vetted me, we can think about taking things further. I respect your decision."

He seemed sincere.

And he didn't seem too bad either.

Eliza decided to give herself a chance.NôvelDrama.Org is the owner.