Maxine sighed and shook her head exasperatedly. Then, she walked over to James and crouched down.

“Go away…”

James raised his arm and tried to swat her away. All he did was aggravate his injuries further and ended up coughing out more blood.

The door slowly creaked open and Tobias walked into the room dressed in a suit.

“Grandpa…” Maxine raised a hand in greeting.

Tobias made a small nod of acknowledgment. He took a seat on a nearby chair and regarded James curled up in pain on the flo