The Marvelous Elijah's Return

Chapter 75

A cold day in hell

With the sunlight beaming on his face, Elijah stood outside the motel, hands in his pocket, eyes on the sky 

His head was still swimming from all that had happened recently, his mind still reeling with the fact that he was getting married again, and it kind of wared him just a little bit 

So deep in thought, he didn’t hear the door open and didn’t connect with reality until Peach hugged him from the back, wrapping her arms around his waist and resting her head flat on his back 

“Hey,” she said softly, and he could feel the smile formning on her lips even without furning around to look at her “What are you doing out here?” “Thinking.” Elijah answered truthfully, his voice barely above a whisper as well. 

“How much of what Madam Jewel said did you hear yesterday before walking in *** 

“A bit.” 

Silence followed after his answer as her heart frowned at the thought that he might have been hurt by all the awful words Madam Jewel had pwed. 

Peach trailed off, uncertain worse to go from there, ter brow furrowed as she tried to

vibration of his phone in his pocket interrupted their conversation, causing Elijah to sigh and pull out his phone And when he saw Bryan Check’s name, he drew a deep

edge to it. “I got an update, so can you

Elijah replied after a moment

‘Hotel Del Rey’… I spent my night here, so I am waiting for you.”

my way.” Hearing those words, Peach’s hands pulled away from his waist

around to meet her eyes, a faint smile graced his features when he noticed her staring intently at him.

Elijah repeated, his thumb brushing against her knuckles,

down at their connected hands, and mumbled, “That’s fine I knew what I was signing up for when I accepted your

a minute to process what she had said, but he uttered no word, cupped her cheeks, and leaned down to press a

desk of ‘Hotel Del Rey,’ with Matt, and the moment the receptionist saw him, unlike the last time, she recognized his importance and smiled when he uttered, “Is Mr. Checks in? I have an appointment with him.” “It must be a cold day in hell that I would meet you at such a fancy hotel. What are you doing here, Elijah?” A deep voice with a defiant tone echoed. Snapping his brows together, Elijah hesitated to turn, feeling a sense of annoyance sweep through him. When Matt locked eyes with Mason, his eyes darkened and his face contorted into

and status. Did I get that right?” A comfortable crossed the receptionist’s face, remembering the last incident, but Mason had been a long-term

with Mason, Elijah turned back to the receptionist and calmly uttered, “Can

asked, getting annoyed that Elijah was ignoring him like his presence was nothing more than a nuisance. “You seem pretty close with… what’s her name… right, ‘Peach!’ at the ceremony the other

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