I will make them pay

Looking at Peach’s eyes, Elijah sighed, walked away from her, and then sat on the edge of his bed, burying his head in his hands, sighing heavily.

“My dad was a hard-working man. He loved my mother like crazy and always tried his best to be a good father and husband. He was funny, caring, and intelligent. He had a good heart…” Peach uttered, pausing as her eyes filled with tears and her voice trailed off.

Slowly, Elijah raised his head and looked at Peach with a concerned expression, keeping his silence.

Taking another deep breath, Peach continued her story, “When my grandfather passed, Madam Jewel suddenly turned against my father, drove us out of the mansion, and from then on she and her children suppressed our family with all of their power…”

When she caught Elijah’s eyes, he patted the side of the bed next to him, smiling sadly at her when he noticed her trembling slightly. Pushing back her hair behind her ear and taking a few steps towards him, Peach walked over to him, sitting on the bed beside him, staring at the tiles as she remembered her childhood. “My dad, for an unknown reason, became the enemy of the Hayes family… up to now, I don’t understand why they all turn on us so quickly…” Peach muttered quietly, shaking her head in disbelief.

Nervously, she picked at her nails, playing with her fingers as she remembered the events that took place in their lives.

“My father was never violent to any of them… I know he’s the legitimate son and all, but it’s like… once grandfather passed, a switch went off, and they treated him and us so cruelly like we were nothing more than trash…” Peach spat bitterly, glaring at the floor.

enveloped them for a while, and Peach began playing with her fingers again, still fiddling with them nervously, and her thoughts

eighty percent chance of coming out of

tried to find out what

intertwining their hands together so he would stop her from hurting herself any further. Peach glanced at his hand, then stared back at him, noticing the sadness and concern etched onto his face, and she

them both as Peach fell quiet for a while before she whispered, “Mother and I are somewhat used to all the pain

cheek as she brushed her thumb slowly against his cheekbone, caressing it gently as tears rolled

of this shit, and just live happily ever after,” Peach breathed softly as she gazed at Elijah with a serious expression. “Hmm,” Elijah mumbled, studying her eyes. “So, please, promise me… you’ll try to leave this place and just start over… forget all of the problems, all the pain, and everything that has happened… Just move

slightly. She wanted him to go… she needed him to go.. “Elijah, I like you… like a lot, and I don’t want to lose you, too… I just… I

immediately felt guilty because he knew what he felt

times, but that didn’t mean that he wanted her… didn’t mean that he wanted to fall in love

to make sure that she wouldn’t be hurt

hand to wipe away the tears streaming down her cheeks, “Don’t cry. I promise you

she wanted to hear, but Peach realized that it was

cocky smile on his face, Dean sat down as his friend, Mason, signaled

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