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.

mean to. It's just that today's incident

yield, either. Yielding only led to self-sacrifice and empowering the wrongdoers. After years of enduring pain, Eliza had to fake her own

Dr. Martin mention that his uncle's sixtieth birthday is coming up and that he's visiting Oak Falls? Will you

had been under pressure from the Welton family, so they moved part of

to

and courtesy, she felt she should use this opportunity

meeting someone's parents meant things were getting serious. "So, are you and

courage to start a new relationship after being hurt by Casper. She also had a child to consider. She

good man. He's a true

and her child. Aaron seemed like