The Marvelous Elijah's Return

Chapter 16

I can’t trust you, can I?

Instantly, Tommy stopped in his steps, masking his urge to smirk with a bitter and stern expression as he stared deeply at his sister-in-law and then at Peach. 

“Well, look who finally decided to know her place and behave like how you suppose to behave in vour low status!” Tommy remarked, his words laced with venom and sarcasm. 

Then he walked over to Miss Grace, handed her the paper, and commanded, “Sign it, and let’s stop beating around the bush about this matter! I am being very generous, you know!” With trembling hands, Miss Grace slowly reached out for the papers, tears rolling from her eyes, but before she got a hold of it, Peach grabbed the sheet and shredded it to pieces as tears ran down her face. 

The anger in her eyes as she did it was something that no one has ever seen on her face before. Then Peach looked at Tommy with pure disgust and contempt and yelled at him, “Your father and my dad must be rolling in their grave because of your actions. You are just a despicable human being, and the way you treat people is just disgusting! I hate you… I hate all of you!!” 

Looking at her daughter with rage mixed with sadness in her eyes, Miss Grace mounted up enough strength to raise her hand and beat her palm against her daughter’s cheek. “Mama,” Peach whimpered, holding her burning cheek and staring at Miss Grace with wide open, wounded eyes. 

Immediately, her mother pulled her into her arms, hugged her tightly, feeling remorseful, and fixed her eyes on Tommy, anger sparked in her eyes as she let out, “You and Patricia should leave.” 

A raw look of shock emerged on Tommy’s expression, and before he could utter anything, he felt his wife’s soft fingers gripping his wrist, and he was about to lash out when he looked over at Elijah recording them with his phone. 

“You either get out, or you can put on a show that the entire internet can learn about later!” Elijah said in a cold tone, his eyes locked on Miss Grace as he watched her wiping her eyes with the back of her hand. 

Pulling her husband along with her, Patricia dragged him away as she yelled out, “Don’t you say that we are heartless when we decide to use harsh methods to get you guys to pay us back for all that you owed us!” 

When the door slammed closed behind them, Miss Grace released the breath that she was holding and her head rested on her daughter’s shoulders as she tried to keep her emotions under control. 

hospital bill…”

Ben didn’t give us a grace period to pay my hospital bill and you were lying to me… I don’t want you taking on such burdens!” “I know, mama. But that’s what I came to tell you. Elijah is going to help pay the twenty thousand dollars, in exchange for his friends and him to stay at the motel for a long time…”

saying.” “I am being truthful. That’s why Elijah is here. He really agreed to give the money.” Looking away from her daughter, Miss Grace focused her eyes on Elijah, a soft expression on her face

always means brace yourself for what’s coming…’ Elijah thought, frowning

took a while for him to suppress his anger and compose himself and answer

stared at each other, and then Peach swallowed her

the down payment to Peach,” Elijah

he turned away from the mother and daughter and walked out of the room, shoving his hands into his pocket, feeling overwhelmed with emotions. “Elijah,” Peach’s voice called him out, but he kept walking, ignoring her calls. Of all the places he could have ended up, he had to land in the Hayes’ nest, and he didn’t know if it was a

whined, clutching her sore forehead as

turned around, he stared into her eyes, and he wanted to apologize to her, but his lips refused to move, and he just

out in annoyance, “My mom wanted to say, ‘thank you…’ Why did you walk out

his eyebrows arched as

“Yes, you idiot. Thank you for helping to pay the bills for her treatment. You don’t know how relieved she

pocket deserved a ‘Thank you!” Elijah

the hurt in his eyes when he spoke made Peach feel guilty, and she lowered her gaze, sighed, and whispered, “My mother’s words hurt your feelings, huh?… I am so… so sorry, Elijah. I can promise you that she didn’t mean it in a hurtful manner. She does respect you and your friends.”

Elijah mumbled, turning away from her and

after him, and when she was

and said, “I am sorry for what my mother said to you, Elijah, truly. Please know that she doesn’t actually mean any of those things, okay?” “What’s your problem?! You weren’t even the one who said them in the first place!” Elijah shouted at her, pulling his arm away from her grasp. “So

“Peach, I-” 

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