The Marvelous Elijah’s Return

With someone powerful

The dining hall was eerily quiet as everybody slowly digested what Madam Jewel had revealed. “A man like Bryan Checks is getting involved with our family?” Mathew, second to Dean, questioned, frowning slightly.

“Why? How can a man like that possibly be interested in helping Peach and Grace though?!” Eli exclaimed angrily, clenching and unclenching his fists, feeling angered and confused.

Looking at Madam Jewel, Cora frowned slightly at the stress she saw in her mother‘s eyes and mumbled, “He is someone that never just gets involved with people without ulterior motives, Eli! He loves money and power… nothing else matters to him.” “Money, power, and women,” Amelia said, meeting her sister‘s eyes.

“What?”

“We are all missing the bigger picture here. Peach is a woman. Bryan is a man. Men usually get protective over the one they are interested in and would do whatever it takes to keep them protected no matter what, right mom?”

t‘s like a light bulb switched on in Madam Jewel‘s mind and the realization hit her hard, causing the color to drain from her face, as she stuttered out, “Oh my..”

As soon as those words left her mouth, the whole family turned their heads to stare at her with curious eyes.

“Peach can not be with a man as powerful as Bryan Checks… she can‘t be with anyone with that kind of power or prestige,” Madam Jewel stated quietly, her voice wavering slightly. A couple of silent minutes passed and nobody uttered a word. The tension in the air grew thicker, making everyone feel uneasy.

A nervous laugh filled with uncertainty erupted from Melina‘s lips as a sense of raw panic rose inside of her chest.

right? That is so… SO stupid and so unbelievable.” Melina blurted as her eyes darted from person to person as she tried to find some

he scowled at her, aggressively dropping his fork on the plate, locking eyes with her. “Peach is out there getting involved with a man like Checks, and you choose that no–good, worthless ass to marry!! How could you be so stupid! You‘re supposed to be smart, smart enough to not let some loafer screw around with your reputation.” Josh exploded, spitting mad at

back into her chair and lowered

Melina pouted and whispered, “We don‘t even know for sure if Peach is in a relationship with Checks! After all, she and her

causing Melina to flinch slightly, unable to stop herself from shrinking away. “Josh….” Dean warned quietly, glaring at him in a warning. A heavy sigh escaped Josh‘s lips as he dropped his gaze back to his plate and pushed the remains of his dinner away, mumbling, “You

sip before turning her eyes on Josh and saying, “You four can have your separate meeting as a family to scold Melina for marrying a loser. But not tonight, and

and continued, “My biggest concern now is Peach and Bryan Checks… I need to be sure that Peach doesn‘t have a man as powerful as Checks at her disposal and

because he is someone who takes pride in his privacy and doesn‘t reveal much about himself to people,” Dean

Jewel said darkly, leaning forward on the table and resting both hands heavily on it, staring at

a meeting with Checks,” Dean replied, nodding his head and rubbing his chin. Looking at her son with a smile on her lips and an understanding sparkle in her eyes, Madam Jewel nodded her head and said, “That is a good plan. Dean can use such means, and I will talk with Peach and

he‘s a leech that lives off of anyone‘s money, and treats them with so much care

anger.

you have someone to protect you while you visit her..” Nodding her

faintly as she stared at Elijah, mumbling, “Let

and he averted his eyes from her and shook his head lightly at her words, not

In fact, she appeared to be enjoying herself. When Peach noticed Elijah‘s intense stare, she furrowed her brows and asked, “What is it?” “Nothing… you just look different right now,” Elijah stated calmly, trying to keep the awkwardness

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