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.” 

Matt

suitcase lit, Ryan turned around and

“Has Peach woken up yet?” He asked, feeling uneasy that he brought her

her expression, Elijah could clearly tell something was bothering her, and he sighed heavily and looked

expression and asked, “I know this is none of my business, but when... when you and my daughter start getting entangled in so

Miss Grace and feeling guilt rise in his chest, Elijah replied, “I‘m sorry about yesterday

are your plans, Elijah?” Miss Grace

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

that Elijah had recently gotten a divorce from Melina, and asking him such a thing was probably hard for him, but she

with honesty in

a look of disappointment painted all over her face. She lowered her gaze to the floor and quietly murmured,

kind of scandal could destroy Peach and her chances of finding a good man

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 daughter, can you promise me not to touch

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

cares about her for a while... She spent

and she closed them briefly as she took a shuddering breath, before continuing, “Please… Don‘t hurt my daughter... And if you can‘t love her... don‘t make her fall for you. It has already happened... I‘m her mother and I can see what she feels for you in her eyes, so I‘m begging you to end whatever relationship you two may have formed right

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

smile appeared on Miss Grace‘s lips at those

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

long pause, Elijah stared at her for a few moments, before nodding slowly and saying,

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

his eyes, he tried desperately to erase

Elijah walk over to him. When the brightness from the sunlight beamed through the window, Peach rolled over, opening her eyes slowly to stare up

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