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. 

ran down the hallway, and Elijah had no choice but to follow

toward her mother’s room, threw the door open, and entered, her heart

as 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 toward her mother’s bedside and placing her hands atop hers. “Peach! Please, calm down,” her mother said calmly, gently patting her

on his eyes, and the old man scowled, a look of

a fancy dress, pearl necklace around her neck, and diamond earrings in

Or have you forgotten manners? Huh!! You little, rotten brat.” Aunt Patricia hissed at Peach through gritted

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 two

me, and you expect me to be civil to those two!?” Peach said softly, yet, her

enough, niece. Even though this is how nasty your ways are, I have told you before and I’ll tell you again, ‘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

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

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

in the mirror and ask that question? Huh!!” Peach cried, her voice rising higher as the words fell out of

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

hurt Miss Grace this bad. I advise you two to keep your hands to yourself and save your discipline for your

like that. Have you lost your damn mind, huh!!” Tommy shouted,

Elijah grabbed hold of Tommy’s wrist, ceasing his hand,

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