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. 

and Elijah had

room, threw the door open, and entered, her heart

me you didn’t do what I think you did?!” Peach cried, racing toward her mother’s bedside and placing her hands atop hers. “Peach! Please, calm down,”

Tommy’s gaze rested on his eyes, and the old man scowled, a look of anger and disgust written upon his face.

dress, pearl necklace around her neck, and diamond earrings in her ears, scowled at Peach,

forgotten manners? Huh!! You little, rotten brat.” Aunt Patricia hissed at Peach through gritted teeth, sounding like she was barely holding back her hatred and fury for her.

from Peach’s lips, tears pooling up in her eyes 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

on this damn hospital bed, instead of being home with me, and you expect me to be civil

‘we are family and we must stick together.” Mrs. Williams spoke, her nose flaring and her eyes burning with hatred towards her niece-in-law. As Peach was about to let her have a piece of her mind, she eyed her mother and thought

looking from her aunt Patricia to her uncle Tommy. Clearing his throat, Tommy’s eyes beamed with pride and ego as he said, “We know that you and your mother will not be able

frown crossed Patricia’s brows, and she lashed out, “My husband is trying to be generous to you and your mother, and you have the guts to be sarcastic? Have

that question? Huh!!” Peach cried, her voice rising higher as

swung it towards Peach’s cheek, but her wrist got trapped in Elijah’s grip

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

you talk to my wife like that. Have you lost your damn mind,

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

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