Chapter 67

“Gadreel,” Samantha, as well as Evangeline, said, surprise evident on their faces. “What are you doing here?” Evangeline asked. “Aren’t you meant to be in the hospital?” He was meant to. Her question was very much valid, but he didn’t think that was the most important thing to be addressed at the moment. “I understand everyone is under tension, but,” taking a step forward, he gently moved Ivory to stand behind him. An action that surprised not only Evangeline and Samantha, but Ivory herself. “Don’t you think attacking someone while their father is fighting for his life, is a bit much?” The women fell silent while Ivory felt her heart flutter in her chest. The clench that had previously been present, reduced, giving way for her mind to function properly. What was Gadreel indeed doing here? She thought, staring at his back, the back she had seen countless of times during their marriage. Except today, it was for a totally different reason. He was… standing up for her? Perhaps it was the s