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.” 

was easy,” Matt said in

turned around and

“Has Peach woken up yet?” He asked, feeling uneasy that he brought her daughter back drunk “She‘s still sleeping... But I am here to ask

clearly tell something was bothering her, and he sighed heavily and looked away from her, before turning back, “Of course, we can talk,”

anxious expression and 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 my concern

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

are your plans, Elijah?” Miss Grace interrupted him

plans?” “Yes,” Miss Grace replied seriously. “In the

from Melina, and asking him such a

with honesty

sickening feeling and a look of disappointment painted all over her

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

Elijah‘s eyes, and softly uttered, “If you don‘t have any

and she added, “I know I should be asking this of Peach because it‘s not your job to protect my daughter‘s image or character... It‘s

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 understand why this situation might be really hard for her.”

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

watery eyes, and then he nodded slightly. “You want me to create a distance

on Miss Grace‘s lips at those words

in public. Avoid any sort of intimate contact,” Miss Grace explained softly,

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

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

deep sigh and shutting his eyes, he tried desperately to erase from his mind the memories of

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 at the ceiling, and she let out a soft hum. “Mama,” Peach called out softly,

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