The Marvelous Elijah’s Return

Chapter 69

I hate you so much, Elijah

A faint smirk crossed Elijah’s face, thinking Peach was joking, as he chuckled lightly. However, seeing her expression, he stopped chuckling and said, “What?!”

“I don’t think I can go back home and have the same strength that I mustered up today to deny my mother’s request… If not now… I don’t think…” Peach trailed off, lowering her head.

“What did Miss Grace say?” Elijah asked calmly, his eyebrows furrowing slightly. “That you have a gangster tendency, and I need a man that is not as complicated as you,”

“Wow…”

A small laugh escaped Elijah’s mouth as he glanced at her, and then he sighed quietly, shaking his head.

“I am not marrying you without your mother’s concern, Peach” Elijah muttered, his voice low and steady,

Tilting her head sideways, Peach gazed at him curiously and said, “Why are you telling me this? I thought it would be something you wanted… that you were waiting for me to tell you.”

“Yeah, but… we are going to do this the right way,” Elijah stated, looking straight ahead, still driving forward. “We are going to give that a shot first, alright?” As Peach moved her lips to speak, Elijah’s ringtone interrupted her, and Elijah cleared his throat, pulling out his phone and answering, putting it on speaker because he was driving, mumbling, “Matt?” “A bunch of street thugs is outside of the motel. We have the front door locked, and wherever you and Peach are, you guys should stay there and not come back… I will call you when they leave.” Matt’s voice sounded panicked and frantic, causing a frown to grow on both Elijah’s and Peach’s faces. “Mama,” She whispered, grabbing Elijah’s attention and causing him to meet her gaze.” What’s going on?” “I am on my way back,” Elijah uttered as he grabbed the steering wheel tightly, and circled the car in the middle of the road, driving at a full speed that made Peach grab the sides of her seat, her heart hammering heavily against her chest. “Boss,” Matt stated, sounding anxious and concerned. But Elijah ended the call, multi-tasking in between calling Jerome and focusing on the road, and finally, he got Jerome on the line. “Boss,” Jerome answered, and Peach couldn’t help but frown slightly at the fact that both Matt and Jerome were calling Elijah, ‘boss.’

“I need men at the motel. We got a bunch of disturbing thugs at the entrance to the motel. Get over there fast.” Elijah ordered Jerome. “On it Boss.” Jerome hung up and Elijah immediately began speeding towards the motel. “What’s going on Elijah… Why did Matt call you, ‘boss,’ and who was that other person you just talked to?” Peach asked worriedly, placing her hand over her heart which was beating

rapidly, the fear evident on her face.

But Elijah refused to answer her questions and instead focused on driving faster, speeding towards their destination.

the motel, Elijah saw his

the car’s bright lights flashing in their direction and making them flinch from the brightness of the headlights,

what are you doing?” Peach whispered, gripping onto

responded in a commanding tone, glancing at her, realizing that he drove

this was just a test run to see what he was made off, or they thought he was just too useless to

in our direction?!” One of them

because

causing the tires to screech without putting the car in drive as he watched the thugs

and sweat forming on her brow, a look of panic

replied in a shaky tone,

took his gaze off the thugs to focus on her, a sudden loud “bang” echoed as a rock slammed into

the impact with the pavement, and the rest running, tripping, and stumbling until they managed to move out of sight. “Oh my God…”

your breath, Peach. Breathe…” Elijah instructed, watching closely, but not having

of air, Peach nodded shakily and exhaled slowly. Then she looked at Elijah, looking like she was about to break

rock hit his window glass, and he immediately turned to see a thug with a rock in his hand, repeatedly hitting the glass, yelling

don’t, please…” Peach begged, squeezing her eyes shut and shutting her fingers into fists tightly,

Elijah’s name again, “I said get the hell

glass, Elijah hastily unlocked the door,

bloody hand to his head, cursing as he fell backward. Before Elijah could close the door, one of them leaped up and stuck a foot through, forcing the door open. Then another one grabbed the collar of Elijah’s shirt, yanking him out of the car, but he struggled to get his key out, only allowing them to win and dragged him

a hit to the jaw from one of the thugs. Ignoring the pain from his cut, Elijah banged his back against the door to completely shut it, and then pressed the lock button on his key, and all this while, Peach’s body had shut down and she was just staring in a daze. But when she heard the car completely locked and the engine died down, that’s when she started screaming, “Elijah!!! Please don’t hurt him!!! Elijah!!” Tears trailed down her face, and she started beating the windshield, screaming at the top of her lungs, “Matt!! Help!! Someone help!!” Her body was shivering

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