Peach's Pov
In the aftermath of the incident with Asher, my mom's silence reverberates more intensely than if she had unleashed her anger vociferously. Desperate to explain myself, I stumble over words as I attempt to convey that it was an honest mistake.
"Mom, it caught me off guard. We didn't plan any of it. He just walked in, and I tried to make him leave…"
She halts me with a brief, enigmatic smile, and a chill runs down my spine. Her quiet demeanor is an ominous departure from her usual expressive self.
Anna, equally concerned, voices what I dare not utter. "She's so mad she can't even speak," she observes before retreating, leaving me to grapple with the mystery of my mom's uncharacteristic silence. With my dad away on a crucial business trip, I feel the void of his reassuring wo
