"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?
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