His Destructive, Toxic Love

"Aunt Mae, watch what you're saying. How is she a mess of a woman?" Caroline's face darkened, clearly annoyed by Mae's hostility. She stepped forward smoothly, pulling Eliza behind her. "If Casper brought her home and our family accepts her, that's all that matters. We don't need your approval." Mae was momentarily speechless, her eyes widened in disbelief that Caroline would stand up for a stranger like that.

Her face flushed with anger. "Caroline, have you lost your mind? She's a gold-digger, after Casper's money. Don't let her fool you."

"Going after Casper's money is still better than going after his body," Caroline retorted with a grimace, unwilling to drag out the conversation. She took Eliza and walked away.

Mae's meticulously made-up face now seemed stiff. She stood there awkwardly, her lips parted as if she wanted to argue back but couldn't find the right words. "You, you..." It was a clear jab about the time Casper was drugged.

Drugged?

Right.

She couldn't let this woman ruin Katie's chance of marrying into the Welton family.

Mae turned and quickly headed upstairs.

Katie was leisurely applying makeup when Mae barged in without knocking, slightly irritated. "Mae, could you knock before entering? Show some manners." "That woman has shown up," Mae said breathlessly.

"Which woman?" Katie's hand holding the makeup brush paused abruptly. "What are you talking about? Why are you out of breath?"

"What else? The woman from the supermarket, the one with Casper. He brought her home, which means he's really into her. We can't just sit back and do nothing." Her reason for returning home was to ensure Katie's marriage into the Welton family.

Only if she successfully marries into the Welton family could Mae possibly inherit half of Katie's father's fortune after his death.

That's billions at stake.

The risk was worth it.

"Katie, do you still have that drug?"

Katie blinked in confusion. "What, the drug?"

"The one you gave to Casper before."

"There's a little left," Katie said, astonished, quickly waving her hands in refusal. "We can't give that to Casper again; it's too strong, it could kill." "Not for him, for that woman."

Mae had already planned it out.

After the drug kicks in, under the

cover of a dark and windy night, she'd take her to Falconridge's most chaotic Backhill Alley. The place was notorious; anyone who entered

would struggle to come out

unscathed.

She didn't believe Casper would still want her after she's been tarnished.

Even if Casper didn't mind, the Welton family would never agree.

"Katie, your task today is to keep Casper busy, separate the two of them. I guarantee you'll smoothly marry into the Welton family."

Mae's assurance sparked a glimmer of hope and excitement in Katie.

She asked uncertainly, "Really, can we do it?"

"That woman, Valerie, is your rival

now. If you don't take her down, who will?" Mae, looking at Katie's beautiful face, tenderly caressed it. "Katie promise to help you, and you can't go back on your word, okay?"

The exchange of interests between them always repulsed Katie.

She reluctantly and insincerely grasped Mae's hand, nodding. "Don't worry, Mae. Once this is done, l'ff

definitely speak to Dad on your

behalf. Changing the will is just a matter of time."