NovelStartChapter 689 She had held onto the marriage because she didn't want to appear too desperate. Yet, she couldn't shake off the bitterness. Falling from grace, from heaven to hell, made her question for the longest tif she had somehow messed up. But really, a man's wandering heart isn't a woman's fault.
Eliza gave her hand a comforting squeeze. She wasn't the best with words, but she knew one thing for sure: if a marriage only brings misery, walking away is the right move. "Even if he leaves you for that young starlet, it won't last. Those women, with their agendas, latch onto whoever serves their purpose. Daniel is just a rung on her ladder." Renee knew this all too well. And that knowledge made it sting even more. As tears threatened to spill, she forced a smile. "He's happy to be her stepping stone, isn't he?" "Don't get upset." "I'm not." Renee inhaled deeply, genuinely happy for Eliza. "Speople are lucky enough to change a man." Eliza shook her head. It wasn't about luck. She never tried to change anyone. A man only changes if he wants to. At the end of the day, leaving a man is the only way for a woman to truly thrive.
"Why don't you stay for lunch?" Eliza offered.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtRenee politely declined, "I've got to swing by my mom's place. Maybe next time." After chatting a bit more, Renee headed out. Eliza lingered on the sofa until Casper cdownstairs.
"Lost in thought?" "Casper." Something clicked in her memory, prompting her to ask, "That young starlet with Daniel, what's her name? Do you know?" Casper paused, caught off guard by the question. "I think her name's Kate." Eliza chuckled softly. He remembered that quite clearly.
"Didn't I hear she dated you?" "Who told you that?" Casper's eyes flickered with anxiety. "Was it Renee? Don't listen to her nonsense." His eagerness to explain made Eliza suspect that something indeed happened between them.
"You know whether it's nonsense or the truth." "It's not what you think," he insisted, more urgently trying to clarify.
Eliza gave him a cool, composed look. "Casper, in the three years I was gone, you sure kept busy." "It's not what you think." He was genuinely flustered now. "Honey, listen to me..." "I'm not your honey." Eliza stood up and started toward the stairs, with Casper quickly trailing behind. "Please, just hearout." She looked at him with cold eyes. Silent. Just staring.
Casper was unnerved by Eliza's emotionless gaze. "I did know Kate, and yes, there were srumors, but..." "Were they just rumors, or was there more?" The distinction mattered.
He glanced at her guiltily, worried that explaining would only complicate things. "She was a brand ambassador at the company so we were close..." "So, did you sleep with her?" Her eyes narrowed, full of skepticism.
"No, absolutely not." He gestured ו" wildly, desperate and insistent et
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmhad just lost you; I was in a bad place, not in the mood for anything like that. She was around, but..." "Enough." She couldn't take any more of it.
Even if they hadn't been intimate, there had been something between them.
Eliza brushed past him, striding into the bedroom, and sat on the bed, fuming
Casper, like a chastised child, slowly approached her, knelt down, and held her hand. "I swear, nothing happened with us. Nwas in a bad state, and I didn't have the heart for anything with us was wear out else. You've got to believe me, I never betrayed you."
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