His Destructive, Toxic Love

"I'm genuinely and truly in love with you," he said, his eyes full of hope.

Eliza paused deliberately, teasing, "Hmm... maybe you should think it over a bit more?"

He caught on.

Thud.

Down went his other knee.

There he was, kneeling squarely in front of Eliza, holding her hand, looking at her with all the sincerity in the world.

"Is this enough?"

His gesture nearly made Eliza's mind go blank.

Seriously, is this even normal?

"Casper, are you out of your mind? Who proposes on both knees?" Eliza couldn't help but chuckle. Honestly, she'd never seen anything like this before-it was both odd and incredibly touching. Casper's face flushed a deep red.

Without waiting for Eliza's official 'yes,' he slipped the diamond ring onto her finger, "Well, there you go, you said yes."

"Casper, this isn't exactly how it works, it's kinda pushy," Eliza laughed, tears sparkling in her eyes. "So do you accept then?" He was getting anxious, his eyes turning red.

Eliza, not wanting to make him cry, softened her smile, "Alright, but you have to answer my question seriously. If you do, I'll say yes."

"Okay, shoot."

She cleared her throat, "Casper, if one day, things don't work out between us, what would you do?" A pretty down-to-earth question.

Celebrities who splash millions on live-streamed weddings often end up splitting a few years down the line.

It's all about money, custody battles, tearing each other apart until they can't stand the sight of each other. During the proposal and the wedding, all they dream about is growing old together. They never think about what happens when the love fades or if one stops loving the other.

In those sweet moments, they don't consider, and don't want to consider, the challenges marriage might face in the future or the possibility of breaking up.

Casper didn't expect Eliza to ask such a question right now.

Maybe she really felt insecure.

Or maybe, she wasn't entirely confident in him.

Perhaps, in her heart, how the marriage ends isn't important; what's important is how to part ways with dignity.

He didn't see it that way.

Even though he grew up in a family and environment where friends had liberal views on love and marriage, he was quite traditional.

When he loves, he loves with all his heart.

He believed in lasting love.

Maybe in ten, twenty years, she

wouldn't be as beautiful, and

older too, but he believed that, bond deepened over a long marriage would only grow stronger,

Love would eventually become an irreplaceable companionship.

And he hoped that his love for her would never wane.

"If we can't make it work someday, the kids and everything else are yours, and... I'm yours too."

Eliza: ...???

A totally unexpected answer???

Alright, she had another question for him.

"What if you end up having an affair in the future, like your dad, with mistresses and illegitimate kids all over the place, then what?"

"That's never going to happen." He

was firm. "If you decide not to have more kids, I'd get a Va

Besides, I just can't feel anything for anyone but you."

Eliza: ...

How did he even figure that out?

She reached up and playfully tugged on his ear, "You've tested this?"

"No, I haven't, it's just... there's no desire, and without that, how could it even work? He held her tiny hand, kissed it softly, "The things you're worried about? They won't happen with me. I'm the most loyal guy when it comes to love. You can count on it, I won't ever betray you."

Sweet words for sure.noveldrama

But how much of these promises of love are real, and how much are just wishful thinking?