“I told you not to come here anymore! Why are you so stubborn, Samantha?! And now you’re the one running after that worthless man!” Carmen spat, her voice sharp and filled with rage.
Her grip on Samantha’s arm was tight as she dragged her away from Daryl’s hospital room.
Samantha kept sobbing, her feet dragging. If it were up to her, she wouldn’t leave Daryl’s side. She knew he loved her — he was just caught between their love and the weight of her parents' disapproval.
“But Mom—”
“Mrs. Williams! Where are you going?”
Carmen and Samantha froze in place as Marissa and Henry appeared in the hallway, bags of food in hand.
Carmen’s eyebrows arched in disdain as her eyes flicked toward the couple. She didn’t even try to hide her irritation.
“We’re going home! Get out of our way!” she sna
