The doctor armed with the lab results, came into the room to inform the patientâs family As soon as the doctor strolled in with the results, everyone got up and gathered around, eager to hear the news.
The doctor began, âThe lab results for the pomegranate juice are in, let me break down what caused the patientâs stomach to bleedâ
Balfour nodded. âAlright, doc, shootâ
The doctor glanced at his report and started, âThe ingredients in the pomegranate juice.â
âHold up!â Patricia suddenly barged to the front, cutting the doctor off, âWait a sec, doc Iâve got something to sayâ
Balfour frowned âPatricia, what are you doing? Let the doctor fnish, you can talk later.â
Patricia looked at Balfour with a mix of hurt and determination in her eyes, âBalfour, not Mom got the short end of the stick today, and I need to avenge her!â
Without giving Balfour a chance to respond, Patricia spun around and faced Ellinor, âEllinor, you were suspecting that Momâs homemade pomegranate juice made Byran sick, night?
Ellinor didnât deny it, âYeah, thatâs right.â
Patricia turned to her mom, Xenia, trying to look heartbroken, âNow that the results are in and all thatâs left is the docâs final word, I need you to promise me something. If the pomegranate juice isnât to blame, you have to admit you were wrong about my mom and apologize to her. Clear her name!â
That punishment seemed a bit over the top.
âPatricia, stop it Balfour scolded her Patricia, with tears welling in her eyes, persisted, âBalfour, I know you think Iâm being too much. Iâm usually not like this⦠but today my mom was misunderstood. I canât stand it when people get the wrong idea about her!
No matter what Ellinor does to me, I wont allow her to slander my mom!
Balfour, didnât you always say, whoever messes up should apologize?â
Balfour was speechless, yet he still disagreed. âThatâs notâ¦â
âI agree!â
Ellinor cut Balfour off and stood her ground facing Patricia, âPatricia, I promise you. If thereâs nothing wrong with the pomegranate juice, Iâll kneel down here and apologize to Mrs. Howard!â
Her agreement made the three men, Theo, Balfour, and McNeil, all raise their eyebrows The doctor hadnât confirmed it yet, and no one could be sure of the outcome. If the juice did turn out to be fine, then Ellinor would have to kneel downL Theo wouldnât stand for Ellinor being treated unfairly Balfour wouldnât allow his long lost sister to kneel before anyone, right or wrong.
McNeil Howard just thought it was too extreme and inappropriate. He had some inexplicable feelings for this Ellinor girl, he couldnât bear to see her kneel in front of everyone However, having her daughter stand up for her and support her gave Xenia some comfort. She feigned injury, sobbing a bit and wiping away a couple of tears before saying. âPatri, let it go! Ms. Mendoza probably didnât mean to accuse me, letâs chalk it up to fair suspicion Letâs not make a big deal out of it Patricia knew her mom didnât really mean to let Ellinor off the hook, it was just for show.
She pretended to be heartbroken and said, âMom, we canât just let it go! Just now, both Balfour and Dad didnât believe you. As your daughter, I have to seek justice for you. How could I stand idly by while a stranger unfairly accuses you? We can let other things slide, but I pursue this matter to the end!â