The Marvelous Elijah's Return

The Marvelous Elijah's Return by Rever Chapter 117

hand and then lifted them so that theywere lying flat across the surface of the table, staring into Jacob's

don't follow," Peach whispered under her

him. Her arrogant tone made him raise his hand, he was ready to back slap her really hard, but like he had a tiny Angel and devil on his shoulder, he heard a whisper, "That's gonna leave a nasty bruise. You said it yourself... Her skin is smooth. If you bruise her, it's still going to be there three days from now!" "So what?! Who gives a fuck?! Who the hell is that boy for a man like you to fear and respect!" The other voice echoed in his mind. "You two, shut up!!" Jacob screamed, shaking his head as he glared menacingly at Peach. For several seconds silence filled the air as she stared at him, wondering who he was talking to since it was just her and him in the room. "Give me the damn ring now!!" Jacob demanded again. A hint of reluctance sparked in Peach's eyes as she held his gaze for an extra minute before she reached for her hand and pulled off the band from her left ring finger. After shakily throwing it onto the table, she stared straight ahead, avoiding Jacob's gaze as he picked it up and stared at it. Then without saying a word, Jacob turned on his heels and walked out of the room, leaving her with moist eyes as her emotions came crashing down upon her. "Boss," A guy with a lot of ear piercings and blonde hair called out to Jacob as he shut the door behind him. "Are you leaving?" "Yes. And none of you are allowed to fucking touch her... at least not now... after Elmer gets released by that bastard, we are free to handle her however we want before sending her back to her so-called husband. For now, he needs pictures of her to cooperate with us, and I need her intact for that. Is that clear?" Jacob replied in a rough tone. "Clear, Boss!" "I need to head out to test this shit and figure out if the stones are real diamonds or not." As Jacob was about to walk off, he saw his men standing around the door, and like a sound on replay in his head, Elijah's warning affected him more than he wanted to admit. After hesitating for several moments, he sighed heavily, knowing that he only had to play along for three days, so he turned to the door, and locked it before putting the keys into his back pocket. The warehouse was quiet as Elijah continued to silently stare at the picture of Peach that Jacob sent him... the tears in her eyes, the fake smile, and the stress in her expression had his heart constricted painfully, and it hurt to see her that miserable. Suddenly, when he stood up from the chair, an immediate tension settled in the atmosphere as Elijah shoved his phone into his pocket and then walked over to Jerome. "Take a scroll with me," Elijah ordered quietly before stepping past him. A look of terror clouded Melina's eyes as her lids widened, watching him walk out of the warehouse and leave her alone with these random strangers, her heart beating loudly against her rib cage and her palms sweating profusely. Unable to scream at him because of the duct tape on her lips, all she could do was wiggle in her seat with teary eyes, looking around the room. When Elijah and Jerome were in the open, inhaling the fresh night air, Elijah looked at his man and said, "They want Elmer free for Peach save return..." "Can we not exchange Melina for Peach?" Jerome asked, sounding unsure of himself. 1 Shaking his head, Elijah held back his words, staring at the ground and saying, "That's not going to be enough... Threatening them with just Melina while Peach is still in their grip is a risk I don't want to take with my wife's life. I bought myself three days to come up with something solid to get her out of this shit successfully." "Okay... What do you need from me?" Jerome asked, glancing nervously at Elijah. "Nothing... At least for now. Just watch Melina. Do not free her, feed her, or take her from that position... I want to see her in that exact spot, in the same conditions until I command something else. She doesn't get to have comfort after what she is putting my wife through." "Yes, boss." + After a moment of silence from outside the warehouse, Melina heard the sound of a car engine, and she immediately guessed what that meant. But when she finally saw Jerome returning to the warehouse, that was when the color drained from her face, knowing that Elijah had left her. The ride back to the hotel was one of the most depressing drives Elijah had had, knowing that Peach was not at their suite waiting for him with that smile that