The one guy that her family approved of, Mal, treated Gaia like shit. The irony of it. Just when the family actually liked someone she brought home to meet, he’s wrong for her in every way. However, her need for acceptance from her environment was stronger than her judgement, so she kept taking back Mal despite his poor treatment of her. Nobody knew what was really going on except Mal and Gaia since it was hidden for people to see. Mal and Gaia made sure of that. On the outside, they seemed like the perfect couple. They knew how to say and do the right things to make people think everything was fine when it wasn’t.

  Gaia was so devastated when Mal dumped her that she dated Chad for a month (whom she barely knew) just to deal with the break-up. The fourth break-up was so bad, it literally crushed Gaia physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. She did everything right, but he still rejected her attempts at affection. He never gave it to her, just like Eva. If he did, it was a small breadcrumb like Eva. It was all about control, and they both had it. They both took it from Gaia so that she wouldn’t have any. That was a part of Eva’s plan.

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  Gina saw what Gaia went through, knowing she didn’t do anything to deserve such poor treatment from Mal. But it happened anyway, just like Eva’s poor treatment of them. Gina knows about suffering since she went through the same thing by the same mother. Having to witness Gaia go through a break-up was one thing, but watching her get rejected again after the family found out about the pregnancy just made things worse. All of the blame was put on Gaia, and none on Eva, Mel, Ella, or Mal. This infuriated Gina. Gaia was being bullied relentlessly and nobody did anything to stop it or stand up for her.