His Destructive, Toxic Love

Pumpkin spice cake, fragrant and tender.

Eliza picked up a piece and took a gentle bite, savoring the sweetness. "Casper, did you... did you use to brave the cold and snow to get whatever Nova wanted?" Casper hesitated. "Well...yeah, I did."

He had indeed bought many things for Nova when she needed them, but that was when he mistook Nova for Eliza.

"It was a mistake on my part, seeing her instead of you," he said, a bit embarrassed. "In a way, you could say it was all for the you in my heart."

"Tsk," Eliza rolled her eyes playfully.

Casper quickly adopted a tender, pleading demeanor, carefully holding her delicate hand. "I know I messed up. Give me another chance."

"Casper, considering all you've done over time, I'll give you a chance, but..." She nibbled on the pumpkin spice cake, taking a slow, small bite. "...I can't guarantee what you'll get out of it." Casper's face lit up with joy.

As long as she was willing to give him a chance, he would do everything in his power to win her over.

"It doesn't matter, as long as you're giving me a chance. I'll make sure to do my best." He leaned in to kiss the back of her hand, but she pulled it away, lowering her gaze. "Don't get too optimistic. I'm just giving you a chance; it doesn't mean anything." "I understand," he said, smiling obsequiously.

Suddenly, Eliza's vision blurred as if covered by a thin veil, like an overcast sky.

Strange.

What was wrong with her eyes?

She put down the pumpkin spice cake, intending to wash her face. As soon as she stood up, her vision turned completely dark.

She staggered, losing her balance. Casper noticed and quickly stepped forward, steadying her. "What's wrong? Are you feeling okay?"

"Casper..." she panicked, fearfully reaching out and groping the air. "...I think I can't see. My eyes, I think I've gone blind."

"Can't see?" He waved his hand in front of her eyes, but there was no response. "How could this happen?"

"Casper, I think I'm blind." Could she have slept too much and damaged her eyes?

She didn't know.

Her heart suddenly felt anxious and confused.

Casper's hands tightly wrapped

around Eliza's trembling fingers,

softly comforting her. "Don't honet

afraid. We're going to the hospital right away."

He floored the accelerator.

The car shot forward like an arrow, heading straight for the Welton International-owned private hospital.

Upon arrival, Casper carried Eliza, rushing through the corridor into the emergency room.

They happened to run into Caleb.

"Brother, what happened?" Concern filled his eyes.

"Elle suddenly lost her sight," Casper ordered calmly amidst his panic. "Quick, get an ophthalmologist here, to the emergency room, to save her." "Right away," Caleb didn't hesitate for a moment.

Eliza was rushed into the emergency room.

Falconridge's finest ophthalmologists also arrived at the emergency room to start treatment.

Casper pulled Caleb aside, puzzled

"What's wrong with my

sister-in-law's eyes? How could she suddenly lose her sight? Is it related to her being in a coma?"

Caleb had never seen such a case before but didn't rule out the possibility of complications.

"My guess is, it might be related to the hallucinogens she took. The side effects of those drugs could lead to retinal disease, which might have occurred while she was in a coma, plus she's been lying down for so long, so..."

Retinal atrophy, disease, and detachment were all very real possibilities.