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.”

he was told and held

against him, and then he smiled when he felt her fingers touch the softness of his

the little noise she made, and the way

all worth it,” Elijah whispered, kissing his daughter’s head which was

the overwhelming feeling of uncertainty to all flow away from him, and he didn’t think about anything else except holding this precious

surroundings as he held his daughter that he didn’t even notice the sound of the door closing when the nurse left the

Elijah’s trance. “I didn’t mean

Elijah drew a breath, knowing what she was apologizing for and yet, not knowing what to

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 me to do. I am so

of minutes and Peach became more anxious to hear Elijah’s

Peach pleaded

than to make things right between them. again.

It still does, to be honest.” Elijah

your right away as her father and my husband. It was not my place to decide for the both of us without talking to you first. I don’t want

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

her husband’s answer

when their eyes locked and uttered, “So you

Piki move in his arm, and then he looked down at her

at Elijah, and then said,

and then he

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

hearing go?” Peach

even though his wife’s eyes looked like they were about to fall out of their

Elijah just said, Peach quickly shook her head and uttered, “Are you kidding me?! Oh gosh,

sitting in the back of my mind, ‘How did Dean get a gun inside the courthouse.” Elijah said, his

someone else’s is

was worried that after everything they have been through there was still

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

Peach bit the inside of her cheek, not finding the strength or

call Bamford to get on this case. Just in case we at missing something, he

she watched the both of them move over to the couch and he managed

gently across the top of Piki’s forehead, “Shh, shhh, shhh.”

she noticed

Elijah was shown enough that Piki was asleep, he sat back on the

for the chief constable to pick up the phone and answer, “Elijah, I heard what happened in

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

and Elijah was getting worried until Bamford spoke again, “We have the two 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 have been a coincidence that

paid him… Dean?” Elijah asked,