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.

hallway, and Elijah had no choice

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

widening even more 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

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

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

fool can you two get to think that I consider

place, on this damn hospital bed, instead of being home with me, and you expect me to be civil to those two!?” Peach said softly, yet, her

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 about how her words were going to affect her, so she drew a breath to calm her nerves

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

Patricia’s brows, and she lashed out, “My husband is trying

you look in the mirror and ask that question? Huh!!” Peach cried, her voice

her wrist got trapped in Elijah’s grip as he raised his

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

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

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

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