The Marvelous Elijah's Return

Chapter 45

A mother’s plead 

As Ryan tested his suitcase on the bed, he looked back when his room door burst open, and Mall rushed into the room. 

“What?” Ryan asked, tossing a t shirt into his suitcase, 

“Rookie just showed me this!” Matt said, holding up his phone in his hand. 

Annoyed, Ryan snatched his phone with a blank expression on his face and played the video, his eyes widened slightly 

“So when Boss and Peach went out... Damn!!” Ryan gasped as he listened to Peach confronting Jessica on the video. 

“Damn indeed...” Matt agreed with a chuckle. 

“Does the boss know that someone uploaded what happened at the bar onto the internet?” 

“Yeah, Rookie told him.” 

The room fell silent after Matt stopped talking, but eventually, Ryan broke the silence as he mumbled, “With the lies that Melina spread and now video of this Jessica person confronting boss, he‘s never going to escape the rumors.” 

There was a long pause, and then Matt frownes and said, “You think! The fact that he carried her out of the bar like that is going to make it harder for him to clear his name.” 

Sighing, Matt watched Ryan toss another pair of trousers in the suitcase and then mumbled, ** So you and Rookie are leaving today?” 

“Yeah,” Ryan muttered sarcastically, pulling another shirt out and throwing it into the suitcase. “We have the location of where Bryan lives and Rookie found out the perfect place to stay for the one month... Um... he has our hotel room book.” 

easy,” Matt said in amusement.

and said, “Let‘s just

asked, feeling uneasy that he brought her daughter back drunk “She‘s still

was bothering her, and he sighed heavily and looked away from her, before turning back, “Of

asked, “I know this is none of my business, but when... when you and my daughter start getting entangled in so many indecent rumors, it becomes

and feeling guilt rise in his chest, Elijah replied,

Elijah?” Miss Grace interrupted him quickly.

Elijah raised his eyebrows and repeated, “My plans?” “Yes,” Miss

Melina, and asking him

stated, answering with honesty in his

a look of disappointment painted all over her face. She lowered

for her future, because she knew that this kind of scandal could destroy Peach and her chances of finding a good man

her eyes briefly, Miss Grace lifted her chin, looked directly into Elijah‘s eyes, and softly uttered, “If you don‘t have any long–term plans for my

asking this of Peach because it‘s not your job to protect my daughter‘s image or character... It‘s hers... But

followed as her throat constricted with emotion once again, and she whispered,” Because she hasn‘t met anyone else, except me, who truly cares about her for a while... She spent her youth taking care of her sick mother... I stole her time to go out there and live... So you must

before continuing, “Please… Don‘t hurt my daughter... And if you can‘t love her... don‘t make her fall for you. It

a hand through his hair in frustration and looked into her watery eyes, and then he nodded slightly. “You want me to create a distance between

on Miss Grace‘s lips at those words and

still be friends, but try and avoid each other in public. Avoid any sort of intimate contact,” Miss Grace explained softly, “You can spend as much time together, but keep that distance.”

her for a few moments, before nodding slowly and saying,

a slight nod, and mumbled, “Thank you,” Then she walked out of the room, leaving Elijah alone with his

sigh and shutting his eyes, he tried desperately

his eyes and he noticed that Ryan was standing awkwardly in the doorway, shifting on his feet. “Are you guys ready to leave?” Elijalı asked as he sat up from the bed. “Yes,” Ryan responded, watching Elijah walk over to him. When the brightness from the sunlight beamed through the window, Peach rolled over, opening her

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