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.”

as he

smiled when he felt her fingers

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

daughter’s head which was filled with silky black

all flow away from him, and he didn’t think about anything else

was so unaware of his surroundings as he held his daughter that he didn’t even notice the sound of the door closing

voice said, breaking through Elijah’s trance. “I didn’t mean to hurt

his wife, Elijah drew a breath, knowing what she

that I lied to you.” Peach said with a gentle sniff. “Keeping the critical state of our baby from you was wrong of me. Planning to go through delivery without you there was also wrong of

quiet after those words for a couple of minutes and Peach became more anxious to hear Elijah’s response.

something please,” Peach pleaded

more than to make things right between them. again.

not mad, but It hurt… It still does,

the both of us without talking to you first. I don’t want to give you an excuse for why I did it, but just know that I feel awful for doing

did what you did, and although it hurts, I am glad it all worked out and you and

her

pouted when their eyes locked and uttered, “So

in his arm, and then he looked down at

smiling at Elijah, and then said, “Yes,

he got up, walking over to

on the bed, placing his feet on

hearing go?” Peach

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

said, Peach quickly shook her head and uttered, “Are you kidding me?! Oh gosh, Babe! That’s terrible! Are you

I had on a bulletproof vest… But there is still this one question sitting in the back of my mind, ‘How did Dean get a

think someone else’s is involved?”

after

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

bit the inside of her cheek, not finding the strength or words to tell her husband

missing something, he

bed, and she smiled as she watched the

whispered, rubbing his finger gently across the top of Piki’s forehead, “Shh,

should…” Peach trailed off when she

shown enough that Piki was asleep, he sat back on the couch, making her comfortable on his

chief constable to pick up the phone and answer, “Elijah, I

assured. “I called to ask you if you guys have found out how

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 have been a coincidence that he overlooked the gun in Dean’s jeans.”

Dean?” Elijah asked, not