The Marvelous Elijah’s Return

Chapter 45

A mother’s plead

As Ryan tested his suitcase on the bed, he looked back when his room door burst open, and Mall rushed into the room.

“What?” Ryan asked, tossing a t shirt into his suitcase,

“Rookie just showed me this!” Matt said, holding up his phone in his hand.

Annoyed, Ryan snatched his phone with a blank expression on his face and played the video, his eyes widened slightly

“So when Boss and Peach went out… Damn!!” Ryan gasped as he listened to Peach confronting Jessica on the video.

“Damn indeed…” Matt agreed with a chuckle.

“Does the boss know that someone uploaded what happened at the bar onto the internet?”

“Yeah, Rookie told him.”

The room fell silent after Matt stopped talking, but eventually, Ryan broke the silence as he mumbled, “With the lies that Melina spread and now video of this Jessica person confronting boss, he‘s never going to escape the rumors.”

There was a long pause, and then Matt frownes and said, “You think! The fact that he carried her out of the bar like that is going to make it harder for him to clear his name.”

Sighing, Matt watched Ryan toss another pair of trousers in the suitcase and then mumbled, ** So you and Rookie are leaving today?”

“Yeah,” Ryan muttered sarcastically, pulling another shirt out and throwing it into the suitcase. “We have the location of where Bryan lives and Rookie found out the perfect place to stay for the one month… Um… he has our hotel room book.”

easy,” Matt

his suitcase lit, Ryan turned around and said, “Let‘s just hope

hallway. “Has Peach woken up yet?” He asked, feeling uneasy that he brought her daughter back drunk “She‘s still sleeping… But I am here to ask if we could talk,” Miss Grace answered softly, trying

bothering her, and he sighed heavily and looked away from her, before turning back, “Of

expression and asked, “I know this is none of my business, but when… when you and my daughter start getting entangled

rise in his chest, Elijah

plans, Elijah?” Miss Grace interrupted

Elijah raised his eyebrows and repeated, “My plans?” “Yes,” Miss Grace replied seriously. “In the

from Melina, and asking him such a thing was probably hard for him, but she

stated, answering with

disappointment painted all over her

of scandal could destroy Peach and her chances of finding a good man to marry or having

her head and closing her eyes briefly, Miss Grace lifted her chin, looked directly into Elijah‘s eyes, and softly uttered, “If you don‘t have any long–term plans for my daughter, can you promise me not to touch her… please don‘t hurt her image or

this of Peach because it‘s not your job to protect my daughter‘s image

throat constricted with emotion once again, and she whispered,” Because she hasn‘t met anyone else, except me, who truly cares about her for a while… She spent her youth taking care of her sick mother… I stole her time to go

her… don‘t make her fall for you. It has already happened… I‘m her mother and I can see what she feels for you in her eyes, so I‘m begging you to end whatever relationship you two

then he nodded slightly. “You

tearful smile appeared on Miss Grace‘s lips

sort of intimate contact,” Miss

pause, Elijah stared at her for a few moments,

gave a slight nod, and mumbled, “Thank you,” Then she walked out

shutting his eyes, he tried desperately to erase from his mind the memories of yesterday… Memories

“Yes,” Ryan responded, watching Elijah walk over to him. When the brightness from the sunlight beamed through the window, Peach rolled over, opening her eyes slowly to stare up at the ceiling, and she let out a soft hum. “Mama,” Peach called out softly, her voice hoarse from sleep and hangover as she stared at Miss Grace, “Can… Can you turn off the light?” Walking away from the window, Miss Grace walked over to

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