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?”

silence followed between the two men, and Bryan brushed his hand through his hair, laughing out the tension he felt, saying, “I should stop trying to pick at your brain…

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 mine, So when the day comes

let out,

response Elijah gave before walking off, and Bryan shook his head with a smile, following him out

hall, realizing that a couple of Bryan

not deceiving me!” A voice that Elijah

gazed to the right to see Mr. Gordan, approaching with his golf gears in a bag, smiling like he had won a

Bryan said with a grin

yet amused, asking, “What an odd pair to see together… You

the shoulder, Bryan wore a big smile on his pinkish lips and

before staring at

actually being goofy with the so–called low–life son–in–law of the Hayes family was a mathematical

Bryan said

darted his gaze between the two of them, and he muttered

eyeing Bryan‘s arm around his shoulders, making him notice the stare, and withdrawing his

Elijah hesitated, and then he gave him a manly pat on the back and said, “Goodbye,

Bryan smirking as he watched his back and then

with a, ‘nobody?!” Mr. Gordan blurted out at Bryan

steps, Bryan looked at Mr. Gordan and then laughed in an amused tone, mumbling, “A

him stick his hands in his pockets and walked off before he mumbled, “Am I missing something here?! Why would I be joking

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

calmness, he unlocked the door, stepped out, deeply inhaled, and then smiled as the thought of seeing Peach

stare at Ryan, and then dropped

almost falling out of

to 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

sound of the door suddenly unlocking made Peach and Ryan look over, and after

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