Bella looked up, her clear eyes meeting Justin's fervent gaze.

She understood him, and nothing more needed to be said.

The trio walked to the top floor, past the narrow corridor, to the door of the last unit.

Before they could even knock on the door, an old lady with a cane wobbled in their way.

Their suits made the old lady shudder, and she stamped her cane on the ground. "W-Why are you here again? Do you think you can do whatever you want because only Rachel's mother is around? They said they wouldn't take you to court anymore. What more do you want? Are you trying to push them over the edge?"

Justin and Bella exchanged glances. Enough was said for them to figure out what had happened.

The Iversons must have threatened Rachel and her mother. It was clear that the Iversons threw their weight around.

"No, ma'am. Please calm down. We are not with them. We are here to help Rachel and her mother."

lan went up to explain, but instead of listening, the old lady swung her cane.

enough on Earth. I'm not scared of your threats. I'll fight you! I watch Rachel grow up, so she's like a granddaughter

was plain to see that the old lady would

took the hit and gasped

the old lady before the second wave of

Justin!" Bella stopped

mean no harm,

and spoke sincerely. "We are here to help Ms. Mead. We are not with the people that were here before.

glancing at the beautiful woman next to

friendly and looked like good people. It was hard to associate them with the earlier group, who

door to the

closest to the door, Bella made eye contact with Rachel's

you?" Rachel's mother stared at Bella warily

"Hello, Mrs. Mead."

spoke in a tender voice, "Don't be afraid. We are not bad people. We don't work for the Iverson Group. We have learned about the incident with Ms. Mead. We just want

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