I will sign the papers

As they walked into the front door of the hospital, Peach kept her hands clapped to her side and lier eyes locked on the floor. 

When Elijah noticed how uneasy she was, 

he felt a small amount of guilt creeping into his heart but quickly suppressed it, keeping his focus ahead of him, walking beside her. 

“Miss Peach,” A nurse said with a smile, meeting her from the opposite direction. 

“Mrs. Williams, good afternoon… How is my mother’s condition?” Peach said with a slight nod, ignoring Elijah standing close to her. “Her condition has gotten better since this morning, and she even got a visitor.” 

“Visitor?!” 

A sense of worry flashed across Peach’s features and her heart skipped a beat. She knew her mother had only her, and the fact that someone visited was not a good sign. Especially when that someone was most likely her father’s… 

“Your uncle Tommy is here with his wife to see her.” Mrs. William then informed Peach with a polite smile, causing her eyes to widen in surprise. 

“No!!” Peach shouted, causing Elijah to jump a little bit in surprise as he looked at her. 

Peach ran down the hallway, and Elijah

she raced toward her mother’s room, threw the door open, and entered, her heart beating uncontrollably within her chest.

she saw her mother with a pen in her hand and her uncle Tommy with a paper in his grip. “Mama, please tell me you didn’t do what I think you did?!” Peach cried, racing

of rage when Tommy’s gaze rested on his eyes, and the old

neck, and diamond earrings in her ears,

greet your aunt and uncle? Or have you forgotten manners? Huh!! You little, rotten brat.” Aunt Patricia hissed at Peach through gritted teeth, sounding like she was

and rolling down her cheeks as she mumbled hatefully, “Aunt?! Uncle?! How shameless of a fool can you two get to think that I consider you two as a family? You’re despicable.” Pinching

home with me, and you expect me to be civil to those

stick together.” Mrs. Williams spoke, her nose flaring and her eyes burning with hatred towards her

guys here?” Peach finally asked, looking from her aunt Patricia to her uncle Tommy. Clearing his throat, Tommy’s eyes beamed with pride and ego as he

to suppress her annoyance anymore. A frown crossed Patricia’s brows, and she lashed out, “My husband is trying to be generous to you

mind? Ha? How about you look in the mirror and ask that question? Huh!!” Peach cried, her voice rising higher

her hand, Patricia swung it towards Peach’s cheek, but her wrist got trapped in Elijah’s grip as he raised his brows when she dragged her

is what made your husband hurt Miss Grace this bad. I advise you two to keep your

my wife like that. Have you lost your damn mind, huh!!” Tommy shouted, taking a step forward

could make contact, Elijah grabbed hold of Tommy’s wrist, ceasing his hand, looking at both

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