His Destructive, Toxic Love (Jasper and Eliza)

Chapter 553

Caleb stood there, arms crossed, looking every bit the professional doctor, though he couldn't turn down the question. "Go ahead, ask your questions."

"You mentioned finding traces of abortion drugs in Eliza's system. Are you absolutely sure about that?"

Caleb paused, considering. Was she questioning his expertise, or doubting the hospital's testing equipment? Or worse, did she think the hospital might have fudged the results? "What exactly are you doubting here?"

"I just want to know if the substances in her body are genuinely from drugs or if it could be some weird side effect from different things interacting?"

Those were two very different possibilities, and she needed clarity.

"It was definitely the drugs," Caleb confirmed, recalling his examination. "The only other thing in her stomach was dairy, and that's where we found the traces."

Chelsea's mind reeled. Dairy? Could it be the milk she'd prepared for Eliza was tainted? But Manuel had given her that milk, hadn't he? A chill ran down her spine as she pondered the implications. With a shred of hope, she asked again, "Could it just be that the dairy was off?"

"Are you listening to yourself?" Caleb replied with disdain, clearly losing patience. "Do you really think a milk company would lace pregnancy milk powder with abortion drugs? Use your head."

Chelsea, taken aback by the insult, couldn't help but feel her temper flare. Damn him. Always quick to belittle. Without thinking, she hurled a thick medical textbook at him. "Caleb, if you can't even explain things to your patients, maybe it's time to hang up that stethoscope."

book hit Caleb right on the forehead, drawing blood. "Ouch... What the hell, woman? You just

wound, he pointed at her, furious.

hadn't thrown hard enough. She grabbed more books and papers from the table and flung them at him. "Caleb, just wait. I'm filing

fuming, Chelsea stormed out

swirling with unease. If the milk powder wasn't

then it was

poisoning. Which meant... Manuel?

stopped her cold, a shudder running through her. Why would he do such a

returned to Eliza's

her

a hint

had

her baby was

some of her

struggling to sit up. "Could you head home and get the milk powder tested

it's the milk powder