Chapter 345

Chapter 345 “Getting engaged to someone else? Or maybe... to you?” She scoffed. “What a joke.”

“And what makes David better than me?” He braced his hand beside her, trapping her between his arms, his nose almost touching hers. “Come on, enlighten me.” Eliza thought Casper was being downright childish.

A mocking smile curled at her lips. “David and I have known each other since college. We’ve got a strong emotional bond. His parents adore me, and we get along really well. As for you, Mr. Casper,” she raised an eyebrow slightly, “it was just a fleeting encounter. How could there possibly be a comparison?”

“Is that what Ms. Valerie cares about?” He smirked.

Eliza felt uneasy under his sneer and frowned. “If not that, then what?”

“Between a man and a woman, isn’t physical connection just as important as an emotional one?” His seductive lips moved slowly to her ear, his voice husky. “Can he... satisfy you in that way?”

Eliza’s cheeks turned crimson at his bold words.

Her eyes flared with anger. “Mr. Casper, minding other people’s bedrooms now?”

“Ms. Valerie, you’re not new to this; you must have your standards.” He grasped the back of her neck, his lips brushing her earlobe. “As far as I know, David has some... issues in that department. Doesn’t that bother you?” David has issues? Eliza was taken aback; she hadn’t known.

Their engagement was a sham, a charade for Carter. Even if it were true, it didn’t concern her.

Wait... How did Casper know about this? He must be making it up.

Eliza’s lips curled in a mocking smile. “Mr. Casper, feeling a bit insecure, are we? Making up stories to make yourself look good?”

Hah. Insecure?

He felt insulted. “Ms. Valerie, that was quite rude.”

“Mr. Casper can’t handle the truth?” Her slender fingers tapped his chest lightly. “Don’t tell me you thought you were impressive that night2 Even under the influence of aphrodisiacs, it was so... mediocre.

Without the drugs...”

Her disdainful gaze drifted downward, and she clicked her tongue. “...you might not even reach mediocre, right?”

Casper laughed angrily.

He bent down and bit her exposed shoulder, hard enough to leave a mark.

“You’re crazy.” Eliza pushed him away, pain etching her face. “Are you out of your mind?”

Her off-shoulder dress made the mark hard to ignore. Even if her relationship with David was fake, she didn’t want the Simmons family and their friends to gossip.

“You’ve upset me.” He said playfully, trapping her within his arms, their breaths mingling. “You deserve a little punishment.”

“Madman.”

She tried to leave, but he tightened his grip around her waist, holding her firmly in place.

She struggled, trying to break free, but his strength was overwhelming.

Angry eyes met his mocking, profound gaze. “Mr. Casper, what are you trying to do? Acting like a thug on the Simmons family’s turf?”

“You called me mediocre, and now I can’t wait to show you just how wrong you are.” He forcefully parted her legs, the position embarrassing and suggestive. “Give me a chance.”

Her eyes widened in shock. “What are you trying to do?”

He lowered his head and kissed her lips, a tempestuous, domineering, fierce kiss that left no room for resistance.

For some reason, being with her gave him a sense of deja vu, as if somewhere, sometime, they had shared a beautiful moment together.