Chapter 172
Where is she?
The dining table was quiet as Mr. Williams sat with his daughter–in –law, his son, and Dan, and after a while, Vance asked his father,” So, he‘s coming here today?”
“Yes,” Dr. Williams said, staring intensely at his food.
After a long silence, Julie gazed at him and then said, “Do you think he‘s about to make his final move?”
“If he is, then I will have to come clean… He has done so much for us and weakened Jewel so much that I think it‘s safe now…” Mr. William mumbled, lifting his head to stare at his son.
“What are you not telling us, father?” Vance asked, crossing his arms over his chest.
Silence settled in the room and then Mr. Williams whispered, “I did it to protect your cousin.”
“Uncle Elijah!!” Dan‘s sudden shout made the three of them turn their heads to stare at the dining room doorway to see Elijah walking into the room.
“Elijah… I mean, Mr. Maxwell…” Vance said, looking slightly nervous, knowing that a lot of things had come to light in the media about Elijah since the first time they met.
Jumping from his chair, Dan rushed for Elijah, hugging his leg, and then lifted his hands, beaming cutely.
“Hey, little guy…” Elijah said as he picked up Dan from the ground, holding him in his arms.
“Welcome, Mr. Maxwell,” Julie said politely.
Nodding at him, Elijah sat at the table and then smiled when she asked, “Should I make a plate for?”
“Thanks. But my wife and I had already had breakfast before I got here. So, I am full.” Elijah said, and then he swayed his gaze to Dr. William.
Immediately, Elijah locked eyes with him, and then he said, “I‘m full… Let‘s talk in the living room.”
Taking his sight off Dr. William, Elijah looked down at Dan and said, “Hey, little guy… Uncle Elijah will be right back, okay?”
When Dan nodded with a big smile, Elijah set him back in his chair and then walked out of the living room with Dr. Williams.
A moment later, the two were seated in the living room and Elijah studied the doctor for a while and then said, “Meeks is alive, and is healing greatly in the ICU.”
“Lawyer Meeks?!” Dr. William exclaimed, raising his eyebrows in surprise.
“He called me a while back. Apparently, his accident was also caused by Jewel. But I flew him out of Syldavia and he‘s now healing perfectly from his spine injury at the hospital. And he has agreed to testify against Jewel on my behalf.”
and
my witness, I want to go forward with what I know to
be
world with that maniac still free.” Elijah said, a trace of worry
and then looked down at his hands, saying, “So Peach is
know… I am telling you because I need you to understand how important Jewel being locked away is for me, my wife, and our unborn
Elijah, feeling very uncomfortable, until he finally opened his mouth to say, “I said to you back then less than I knew, and I lied… I was scared. When you found me, Jewel still had great power, and I couldn‘t…”
about?” Elijah asked, focusing solely on the Doctor.
couldn‘t… I didn‘t want to risk her life because back then I wasn‘t sure that you could protect her when she was in the
begging you. I swear on my life that I will protect her.”
I sent the file to her after Hayes‘s death, and it‘s not the only thing
Elijah encouraged gently.
video too… the video of Jewel… the day she killed him. I told no soul, not even my own children about this, except her, because back then I was afraid. After Jewel‘s threat to kill my family and me, I made my niece vow on
she was confused and said,
please take a drive with me to somewhere you feel like you will be safe at?” Mr. Bamford
on his face, the doc immediately stood from her desk and
Dr. Dolan asked, a look
the opposite.”
with his answer, Dr. Dolan walked out of her office
into the living room, took a seat
speak with you.”
an uneasy sensation washing over her, already
phone, Dr. Dolan watched Mr. Bamford for a while, and then she
towards him, fear evident in her eyes as her
her, and staring at the screen, tears suddenly fell
They said that you went missing… I thought… Oh my God!! I am so happy! You are alive! When I heard what happened to you and the family… I… Is everyone
kill us, but Elijah and his men saved our lives
and doing amazing.” Mr.
“Thank God!”
to me.”
filled the room again, and then she said, “Yes,
I sent you to Mr. Bamford.
pause that had Doctor William feeling tense, Dr. Dolan finally nodded and said, “Yes, I do. I
constable there and turn it over to him, okay?” Mr. William calmly said
my uncle and his family, Mr. Maxwell… When you brought the hair samples to ms that day, I kind of had a guess what you were
would have…”
said with a saint laugh. Looking up at him, her lips curved, and then she said, “Again, thank you so much for saving my uncle and his family.”
me by handing over the hard
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