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.

not fair… I know…” Watching her

a gentle smile, he kissed her softly on her forehead, and then he pulled back, standing up straight and leaving without saying another word. When Elijah shut the door, he stopped, gazing at Miss Grace, standing, her arms crossed

should talk” Elijah stated, ignoring the fact that she was glaring daggers at him, “About

carried a calm rhythm, she could see it in his eyes that he was furious

Elijah’s room, silence shadowing the air, neither wanting to utter anything that would upset

sat down on the edge of the bed while Miss Grace stood a short distance away, her arms

glancing up at her through his eyelashes. “But I

as she raised her eyebrows, narrowed her eyes, and mumbled, “Elijah, from the depth of my heart, I am grateful

that you have done for Peach and me, but

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

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

“Yes,”

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