The Marvelous Elijah’s Return

Chapter 105

Leave it to me

The room was quiet as the silence dragged on as Elijah and Bryan sat there, relaxing on the couch, now that Curtis, Hosah, and Joey had left them alone.

“Well, I don‘t know why I underestimate a Maxwell… But I thought you were going to find Joey’s words offensive and not want to work with him.” Bryan broke the silence.

“And miss the opportunity of correcting my image in the eyes of someone who acted out of ignorance?... After today, what do you think Joey‘s impression would be of me… still the same or…?” Elijah paused and looked at Bryan

“He seemed to respect you.”

“And he didn‘t have that for me when I first walked in here… Have you ever worked under someone you have wronged and had to live up to correcting your image with them, every time you see them?”

“He‘s going to be very careful around you, from now on, always remembering his mistake.”

“Exactly. Now, isn‘t that more fun watching the one that disdains you in your face, spent his days respecting your opinions and you, rather than have him out there, being salty about you, and you, having resentment for him?”

Seeing the half smile forming on Elijah‘s face and hearing the soft chuckle escaping his lips, Bryan smiled, mumbling, “Well, I never thought that far ahead before, but, yeah, it is.”

After a brief silence, Elijah looked at his watch and said, “I need to get back to my wife.”

“So it‘s really love?” Bryan questioned, raising his eyebrows.

“What is love?”

“You and her…”

When Elijah didn‘t respond immediately, Bryan elaborated, “Forgive me for such sensitive words… But, first, you kept your identity for years, while being married to Melina, and allowing everyone to walk over you, and now, you are with Peach, and judging from the last name she bears from you…”

A brief silence passed between the two men again as Bryan saw how Elijah tensed, and then he mumbled, “She doesn‘t know that you are a Maxwell… till this day, does she?”

his hand through his hair, laughing out the tension

his pocket. Then he stood up from the couch, saying, “Thanks for today… I appreciate everything you have done so far. I know how to scratch the backs of those that scratch

as he stood up from the couch, meeting Elijah‘s gaze as he let out, “I know that this started as a business transaction, but you

before walking off, and Bryan shook his head with a smile, following

hands into his pocket, Elijah continued down the hall, realizing that a couple of Bryan words had stuck in his mind, and he frowned

me!” A voice that Elijah remembered way too well grabbed his

approaching with his golf gears in a bag, smiling like he had won a

Bryan said with a grin at

glanced between Bryan and Elijah, looking confused and yet amused, asking, “What an odd pair to see together… You

wore a big smile on his pinkish lips and said, “Well, what

staring

so–called low–life son–in–law of the Hayes family was a mathematical

buddies,” Bryan said with

between the two of them, and he muttered to

around his shoulders, making him notice the stare,

then he gave him a manly pat on

and walked away, leaving Bryan smirking as he watched his back and then

with a, ‘nobody?!” Mr. Gordan blurted

looked at Mr. Gordan and then laughed in an amused tone, mumbling, “A nobody? Hah, you are a funny man, Jeffrey… Good

mumbled, “Am I missing something here?! Why would I be joking about him being

as five o‘clock approached, and the car came to a stop in front of the hotel, causing Elijah to sigh as he shut

he unlocked the door, stepped out, deeply inhaled, and

been quiet for a while until Peach reached her gaze to stare at Ryan, and then

falling out of the

suppress it all and mumbled, “Sorry that I startled you… I was talking about what I said back in the restaurant. Elmer had been using accounting loopholes to hide

the door suddenly unlocking made Peach and Ryan look over, and after a moment, Peach stood from

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