Jesus you can't be that naive right?
I know my fellow basement dwellers are socially inapt but surely by not this much where you can't say you're a fiddle.
How the fuck did Ella cause Mia?
Jake fucked up by getting caught by Mia
Then he fucked up by panicking.
Then he fucked up by using his power on mia
Then he fucked up by botching his use of powers mia due to his panic.
Then he evolved while using his powers on mia
Then he fucked up by losing control over his evolution like a chump.
There is no possible universe in which you can forsee such a chain of fuckups without explicitly having future sight super power.
Also, "I will heal her if you do X" is not hostage.
You are not just magically entitled to someone coming over and healing you.
This is why we pay doctors.