His Destructive, Toxic Love (Jasper and Eliza)

Chapter 554

Clearly, this wasn't doing much to convince anyone.

Chelsea didn't really know Manuel. But some folks, especially men, can be pretty two-faced. They might seem all charming and sophisticated on the outside, but deep down, they're anything but. They act all tolerant and generous, but in reality, they're just petty and small-

minded. Honestly, who can really see through all that and know what someone's truly like?

"I think you might've only seen the side he wanted to show you. But what about the real him?" Chelsea pointed out, making Eliza feel a pang of sadness. Chelsea had a point. She had only seen what Manuel wanted her to see. Why was he putting on such a perfect act? "He said he'd help me raise the baby, but then he poisoned me, causing me to lose it... Chelsea, I don't understand what I did to make him want to harm me."

First, there was Aaron, who tricked her with his perfect act just to bring her down. Now Manuel seemed to have the same deadly agenda. What did she do to deserve this?

From Chelsea's viewpoint, it was clear: if he couldn't have her, he'd rather destroy her. Men can be twisted like that sometimes, with their own brand of pettiness.

focus on resting. I'll get the baby formula tested. And..." she hesitated, but felt she had to warn Eliza, "if Manuel shows up

Manuel was really as bad as he seemed, he'd be more dangerous than Casper ever was. Casper was openly nasty, but Manuel was like a hidden virus, deadly

left to take care of things. Eliza leaned back against the headboard, feeling drained and ready for

and

Caleb," he said with a faint smile. "How're you holding up? You should stay in the hospital a bit longer. The baby's okay for now,

exactly the best at keeping things under wraps. Once he knew something, it spread

his nose awkwardly, "I only mentioned

as much. She didn't have the energy to get upset. Even if Caleb hadn't spilled the beans, her growing belly would've given

need anything, just reach out. I'll be around Falconridge for now. If you need

need to be so formal. We're family," Caleb said, trying to sound upbeat. Eliza gave a

family,

or not. Eliza didn't want to argue about it. Caleb meant well, likely reflecting the