The Marvelous Elijah's Return

Chapter 178 Nagging Feeling

“Because of how risky her pregnancy and delivery were, Peach will have to stay in the hospital for two days just for us to monitor her.” Doctor Harry said to Elijah.

Still shaken by Peach’s labor experience yesterday and what happened in the courthouse, Elijah darted his gaze between his wife and then daughter,

feeling stressed and overwhelmed before looking back at Dr. Harry, and then he said, “There’s no issue with both of them, right?”

Smiling, Dr. Harry replied, “No, there shouldn’t be one. I’m confident that

Peach is healthy, but we can’t take any chances.”

“You are sure… Because the last time you gave me an assurance you almost delivered my child behind my back,”

Elijah said, a hint of bitterness lingering in his voice.

An awkward tension settled in the room, and then Peach softly uttered, “Babe, it was not Dr. Harry’s fault-”

“I know,” Elijah said, looking over at

Peach and meeting her eyes with a disappointed look in his.

Sighing, Dr. Harry hung his head in shame and said, “I know my faults in all of this Mr. Maxwell, and I am sorry for my medical unprofessionalism. It will never happen again. I promise you that your wife and daughter are in good health. It’s just safer to keep them here for the next two days.”

It took Elijah a second to not let his feeling ruin a beautiful moment and so he gave Mr. Harry a small smile and said, ” Thank you for your service to my family. I appreciate you and your staff for everything you guys have done.”

The Doctor finally felt like he could breathe properly around Elijah again because since Peach gave birth he knew that the was an elephant in the room between Elijah and him, and now that they have addressed it, he felt much more. at ease.

So he nodded at Elijah before walking out of the room, and once the door shut close behind him, Peach pouted in worry, staring sadly at Elijah, and then said, Babe, I-”

But then the sudden sound of the room door opening again drew both their attention to the doorway to see a nurse walking in with a smile on her face.

“Good Morning Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell.” The lady said, focusing on Elijah. “Mr. Maxwell, can you please take off your shirt? It’s time for the skin-to-skin section with your baby.”

Every feeling Elijah ever felt till this particular moment faded, and then a sense of warmth fill him as he woke from the couch and started unbuttoning his shirt.

The way his face lit up as he removed his shirt from his shoulder made Peach’s smile reach her eyes as she watched for a while and then Elijah tossed his shirt on the couch.

“I am ready,” Elijah said as he sat back down on the couch and waited patiently for the nurse to pick baby Alverta in her hands gently and then approach.

Seeing how tiny she was made Elijah both nervous and excited to hold her, but he waited for the nurse to place her on his bare chest and position her there, saying, “Keep your hands on her back, up towards her neck.”

Elijah did as he was told

he felt her fingers touch the softness of

sound of the little noise she made, and the way she moved around

whispered, kissing his daughter’s head which was filled with

eyelids shut, and he allowed the feeling of fear, exhaustion, and the overwhelming feeling of uncertainty to all flow away from him, and he didn’t think about anything else except holding this precious life in

daughter that he didn’t even notice the sound

through Elijah’s trance. “I didn’t mean to hurt you.”

room at his wife, Elijah drew a breath, knowing what

through delivery without you there was also wrong of me to do. I am so sorry that I looked into your eyes and withheld the truth with a lie. Forgive me?”

words for a couple of minutes and Peach became more anxious to

please,” Peach pleaded

more than to make

hurt… It still does, to be honest.” Elijah

of us without talking to you first. I don’t want to give you an excuse for why I

you did, and although it hurts, I am glad it

with her

eyes locked and uttered, “So you forgive

then he looked

and then

and then he got up, walking over to her gently while holding

over for him, and Elijah sat on the bed, placing his feet on the mattress and

Jewel’s hearing go?” Peach

Elijah casually said, even though his wife’s eyes looked like they

taking a moment to process what Elijah just said, Peach quickly shook her head and uttered, “Are you kidding me?! Oh gosh, Babe! That’s

there is still this one question sitting in the back of my mind, ‘How did Dean get a gun inside the courthouse.” Elijah said, his eyebrows furrowed

someone else’s is involved?”

out because she was worried that after everything they have been through there was still

to think about it, Elijah slowly answered, “I want to think that all this ends with Dean’s arrest, but a lot isn’t

of her cheek, not finding the strength

get on this case. Just in case we at missing something, he can start the investigation.” Elijah said,

the bed, and she smiled as she watched the

finger gently

off when she noticed

was shown enough that Piki was asleep, he sat back on the couch, making her comfortable on his chest before calling Mr. Bamford.

the phone and answer, “Elijah, I heard what

ask you if you guys have found out how Dean got a

officers responsible for scanning and searching everyone that entered the building. For now, we know that an officer named Michael was the one that scanned Dean. Officer Michael had worked with the courthouse for ten years so there’s no way it could

paid him… Dean?” Elijah asked, not