His Destructive, Toxic Love novel Chapter 343

To deter Dillon from his persistent advances, Eliza had no choice but to mention her fake engagement to David.

"Dillon, David and I are getting engaged. From now on, I hope you and Mr. Casper will respect my wishes and stay out of my life."

Dillon was stunned.

"Where did this David come from all of a sudden? And now they're engaged?" he thought, bewildered.

"Ms. Valerie, are you really..."

"Yes," Eliza interrupted firmly, leaving no room for doubt.

Dillon had no choice but to accept her statement. At least he could report this to Casper.

"If that's the case, I'll take my leave," he said, standing up, bowing politely, and walking out.

As he exited, he bumped into David.

"Dillon."

"Mr. David."

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, David entered the café. He saw Eliza sitting there, lost in thought, and gently reminded her, "Your coffee's cold. Want a fresh cup?"

"No, thanks." Eliza snapped back to the present, smiling at David. "I noticed the professor seems in better spirits these days."

"He brightened up the moment he heard about our engagement. It's like his illness improved overnight," David said, though he knew it was just a temporary uplift. "But I fear it’s just a fleeting improvement."

Eliza was taken aback.

If the professor’s recovery was indeed short-lived, their fake engagement ceremony might need to be moved up.

"Should we move up the engagement?" she asked.

The professor seemed to think he wouldn't make it much longer.

David wanted to make the occasion grand to fulfill his father's last wish, but he worried Eliza might not agree.

Looking troubled, he said, "I was hoping to make the engagement ceremony more formal. What do you think?"