The Marvelous Elijah’s Return

Chapter 70

I will let Peach go

With a dead-serious expression on his face, he met Peach’s tears eyes as she sniffed softly, making sure her gaze was locked on his, and he reached out and cupped her chin, saying softly, “Do you really hate me?”

Slowly, Peach shook her head, lowering her gaze slightly and muttering, “No… I love you. And, it feels a million times harder because I can’t hate you… Why did you have to put me through that? I told you to stay in the car!”

In silence, Elijah watched her struggle to hold back a sob, his heart breaking as she stared at the floor with puffy eyes and hiccups, her hands clasped together.

“Why are you so emotional, Peach?” Elijah asked, his brows furrowing deeply as he continued to hold her chin, tilting it upwards so that he could see her face clearly. “Why do you look so fragile like the day your mother got hurt?… I’m just a lowlife loser with a gangster impulse, so why do you feel so vulnerable for me?”

“Because you messed up my heart, Elijah. It doesn’t care about your damn status, what the hell you are … And it never will. But… it does love you. And I don’t care if you’re poor or rich, or whatever you can call yourself, but it will always choose you.” She whispered in tears. “My heart loves and cares too much for just the man that you are.”

Silence fell between them, and for some reason, Elijah suddenly felt a wave of emotions rushing through his heart, his lips pulled into a smile as he gazed into her teary eyes, his hands still cupping her chin. He took in a shaky breath, and with an emotionless face, he uttered in a flat tone, “You should get some sleep.” Mustering up the courage for self-control, Elijah moved his hands from her cheeks and then stood up, turning to leave the room.

in her grip. Hesitantly, he halted in his movements, letting out a sigh, and turned around and bent down, lowering his gaze on her, his eyes boring into hers for a few seconds before saying quietly.” I’m sorry. So damn sorry. But the situation isn’t right. It’s not fair… I know…” Watching her eyes, the confusion and hurt within them, he cupped her cheeks and leaned closer, kissing her forehead, then pressing his nose against hers and inhaling deeply, taking note of the smell of lavender shampoo on her hair. Brushing his palm against her cheek before stroking his thumb on her lips

the door, he stopped,

fact that she was glaring daggers at him, “About everything, right

calm rhythm, she could see it in his eyes that

the air, neither wanting to utter anything that would

they got inside his room, Elijah sat down on the edge of the bed while Miss Grace stood a

glancing up at her through his eyelashes. “But

her eyebrows, narrowed her eyes, and mumbled, “Elijah, from the depth of my

that you have done for Peach and me, but please… Let her go,

she began to walk towards Elijah, stopping just inches from him, her eyes staring up into his, and then her voice cracked with grief,

use in your game of chess.” Miss Grace uttered in a calm, hushed tone,” What changed?” “Peach and I gọt way too involved with each other than I initially expected,” Elijah explained with a weak laugh, rubbing his forehead with his fingers, his face contorted in pain as he recalled what happened today. “I became way too vulnerable with her, I gave way too much space to her in my heart, and now, I feel responsible that she is in love with me…” Smiling faintly, Elijah lowered his head, closing his eyes as he remembered how things were with them the first that he stepped foot into the motel, and said, “I told you that Peach was innocent, and the innocent don’t deserve to get dragged on the battlefield of hell,

“Yes,”

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