His Destructive, Toxic Love novel Chapter 372

The moment she declined to pay up, his face turned beet red with rage.

He glared at Eliza, bellowing, "You're driving a luxury car worth millions, and you can't even spare a few grand? Are you here to bully us regular folks? Do rich people just not care about others' lives? If that's how it is, I might as well keel over right in front of your car!"

Eliza felt her patience snap under his ridiculous demands.

She pulled out her phone, about to call the police.

With a swift motion, the man snatched the phone out of her hand, "I'm telling you, if you don't pay today, you're not going anywhere. Hurry up and cough up the cash."

"Are you serious? A few grand? Why don't you just rob me?" Eliza's shock quickly morphed into anger, "This is straight-up extortion!"

She reached for her phone, but the man shoved her away mercilessly.

She stumbled, losing her balance and hitting her arm against a nearby signpost. The sharp edge sliced her skin, and blood slowly began to ooze out.

Seeing her bleeding, the man showed no remorse. Instead, he urged her to hand over the money, revealing his greedy nature.

Just then, her phone rang.

The man glanced at the screen — it was Casper.

He raised an eyebrow, taunting, "Casper? Your boyfriend?"

"He owns the car. Give me the phone, and I'll have him deal with this," Eliza said, reaching out again.

The man hesitated but eventually handed the phone back, warning her, "No cops."

Phone connected.

Eliza: "Hello?"

"Still at the hospital?" Casper's voice came through.

Eliza looked at the towering, menacing figure before her, a wry smile tugging at her lips.