His Destructive, Toxic Love (Jasper and Eliza)

Chelsea furrowed her brows, her voice tinged with a mix of reproach and frustration.

"It was just kids roughhousing, pushing and shoving-it's normal, not intentional." Eliza gently tugged at Chelsea's sleeve, signaling her to lower her voice so they wouldn't wake the toddler. They stepped out of the bedroom and closed the door quietly. Chelsea couldn't hide her agitation. "So, you didn't even talk to that kid's parents? Does bullying begin in preschool?"

"It's not that serious." Eliza tried to calm Chelsea down, speaking softly. "Don't get too worked up. I already talked to the teacher. It's just harmless roughhousing among the kids. Nothing was done on purpose."

"Don't just brush it off." Chelsea, having recently seen reports about school bullying, couldn't help but feel anxious. "Bullying can happen in preschool, elementary, or high school. Some people are just born troublemakers." "You're exaggerating." Eliza shook her head with a smile.

Chelsea pouted. "Isn't that exactly what Casper was? He was born a troublemaker. The world's full of them."

Hearing that name made Eliza's heart tighten. She didn't want to hear it. It only dredged up memories she tried to forget.

"Why bring him up?" Just hearing his name triggered her.

apologetically. "I didn't mean to. It's just that today's incident made me immediately think of him."

son to bully others, but she didn't teach him to always yield, either. Yielding only led to self-sacrifice

up and that he's visiting Oak Falls? Will you join him

a very prominent figure in Oak Falls. In recent years, the Martin family had been under pressure from the Welton family, so they moved part of their business to Oak

to

helped Eliza a lot. Out of both sentiment and courtesy, she felt

someone's parents meant things were getting serious.

these three years, she hadn't found the courage to start a new relationship after being hurt by Casper. She also had a child to consider. She felt there was no need to

man. He's a true gentleman. He

could take care of Eliza and her child.