The Marvelous Elijah’s Return

Peach doesnt deserve that
Peach doesn’t deserve that The living room of the Hayes mansion was quiet, until Dean walked into the doorway, and saw his
mother, reading a newspaper. Shutting it, Madam Jewel watched the look of disappointment on his face and then asked, “ Why
do you look so dejected?”
Sluggishly, Dean shrugged and sat down on the couch opposite his mother, before speaking again, “Elijah got nothing to lose!”
Those words made Madam Jewel raise her eyebrows in shock, and she put down her paper to give her son an incredulous look.
“After waiting one week and expecting an answer, is that all Vlad has to report?! What kind of nonsense background
investigation is that!” Madam Jewel questioned, looking at her son with disdain.
“Well, he did his job, but no one in the country seems to truly know who Elijah is... except it’s related to Melina or rumors about
him and Peach. He has no work history, no family or friends, and he doesn’t seem to even go to school or college...” Dean said,
trying to figure out how else to explain the situation.
When Madam Jewel suddenly slapped the chair arm, rage glowing on her face, Dean jumped from the couch, backing away as
far as he could get while still sitting on it.
“How could you allow your daughter to bring such a disappointment and useless man into our family and attach himself to our
good name and reputation. How am I supposed to drag a man that is practically a ghost down and teach him a lesson?!” Madam
Jewel shouted in a fate of rage. “Sorry, mother!” Dean said, adjusting himself in his seat.
“Right now, the public‘s eyes are on Elijah too much, so I can not make any wrong move that could jeopardize our family
reputation... So... put a spy on him.” Madam Jewel said, snapping her brows together as she glared at her son.
Seeing how angry and disappointed his mother‘s expression was, Dean nodded quickly in agreement and said, “I will get one of
my men to tail him and report back to me... I promise you, mother, he will get what‘s coming to him.” “It better be because I will
not tolerate getting humiliated by a street rat that crawled its way into my granddaughter‘s life and dared to act up against us.”
Madam Jewel said in annoyance. “I understand, mother.” “Good,”
After a brief pause, Madam Jewel spoke once more in a calmer tone, “About Peach, alert the rest of the family to meet up here
tomorrow for lunch, so I can tell them what my plans are.”

Without a hesitation, Dean nodded and said, “I will have that done right away, mother.” When Elijah brought the car to a stop in
front of the motel, he stepped on the brake and
Peach doesn’t deserve that sighed, listening to the engine die down before unbuckling his seatbelt and saying, “Let me do the
talking,”
Worried about the risky decision his boss had made today, Matt glared at him, uttering, “Boss, about Dice...”
“Have you ever wrestled with a man covered in filthy mud without getting muddy yourself?” Elijah interrupted, meeting Matt‘s
eyes.
“No... whatever dirt on him will rub off on you during the fight.”
“Okay, in the world of business, they are shady people as much as they are honest ones. It doesn‘t matter if we‘re dealing with
an asshole or a saint, everyone is doing something shady. That is why we need to know where each of them stands... We need
eyes in the darkness.”
“But,”
“The only one that truly knows how to handle a dirty person... is another shady
person. You can not hire an angel to do the devil‘s work, and the devil can not do the angel‘s job. If I am to make a name for
myself in this country, I need assistance from both worlds, the underground and the business community.”
Knowing that his boss’ words made sense, Matt let out a long sigh, “Fine, boss. Just be careful.”
After a slight nod, Elijah unlocked the car door, pushing it open and stepping out of
the vehicle, making sure to slam the door shut.
Both Peach and James were sitting on the leather couch in the lobby, and Miss Grace had just walked in when her eyes lighted
at the sight of Elijah and Matt, walking through the front
door.
When Peach saw them too, she could finally allow herself to breathe again, and the relief she felt was immense.

“How‘s the young man?” Miss Grace asked with a small smile. “He‘s alive and at the hospital,” Elijah answered, withdrawing his
eyes from Peach. Then he tried to walk past Miss Grace, but she grabbed his arm and said, “I am sorry, Elijah... To you and all
your men.” “Mama,” Peach whispered, feeling heartbroken at the sight of her
mother‘s teary eyes. Looking back at the concerned look on Peach‘s face, Elijah
sighed and said, “There‘s no need for any apologies, Miss Grace.”
“No... Today, it finally became clear to me that what you helping us has caused you... It‘s hard to believe that Josh or Madam
Jewel will hire someone to do something so harmful to you... but I am not shocked that it was them.” Miss Grace said with a sad
smile.
A look of confusion formed on Elijah‘s face as he looked back at Peach and thought, ‘You didn‘t tell your mother what you heard
between Jerome and me,‘ Nervous by his stare, Peach looked the other way, yet desperate to know what he was thinking with
his gaze.
“Well, you see how Matt handled him, so there’s no need to worry or apologize about it. We are all line, and that‘s all that
counts.” Elijah said, looking into Miss Grace’s eyes with a soft expression Glving a nod, Miss Grace released his arm and smiled
as she murnbled, “Thank you...”
A faint sense of guilt troubled Elijah for a second, but he brushed it off and nodded before walking away.
When Elijah got to his room, he headed straight for the shower to clear his mind a bit with a cold bath
When he reached in front of the face basin, the reflection staring back at him was someone new, someone, he knew he needed
to learn to accept.
“Change is good... when you are going through growth. It‘s okay to change because that is part of being human... but you
cannot let it dictate you, because if you do, you‘ll become like them...” Elijah mumbled, staring intensely at his own eyes, “And
there is nothing worse than becoming like those you hate.”
Pacing back and forth in the hallway, Peach kept biting the tip of her nail, feeling
nervous and hesitant to knock on Elijah‘s door.
“It‘s safe... it‘s okay... I can handle being in a close space with him, alone without anything intimate happening... right! I‘m just
walking in to ask him a question.” Peach reassured herself, taking a deep breath before softly knocking on the door and then

grabbing the handler.
When she pushed the door wide open, immediately Elijah shouted, “Don‘t come in!”
But it was too late for her to unsee his naked body fully, and Peach shut down, her eyes frozen on the sight of his abs, his bare
chest, and the water droplets slowly
falling from his wet hair.
‘No!!‘ Was screaming on repeat in her head as she blankly stared at his exposed skin.
Finally, when Elijah picked up the towel off the ground and tied it around his waist,
Peach closed her eyes, turned around and breathed deeply to calm herself.
“Are you going to come in?” Elijah asked, his voice a little softer.
“No!!” Peach yelled back at him in a panicked tone of voice, feeling her heart
pounding in her chest. She was too embarrassed and afraid to even turn around and face him.
Feeling guilty and embarrassed over the whole thing, Peach clenched her fist and
said, “I am sorry... ... ... I didn‘t mean to walk... I should not have, um... shouldn‘t
have, uh, I shouldn‘t have walked in on you like... that!”
The rate of her heartbeat was increasing as her face grew redder and redder as she struggled to get the image of Elijah‘s bare,
naked body out of her head. “I am going to leave now!” Peach stammered and then stepped out of the doorway before shutting
the door closed.
For a moment, she froze outside his room, her heart beating rapidly against her chest. Closing her eyes, she shook her head
and mumbled in her head, ‘Oh, gosh... this is going to be Peach doesn‘t deserve that
hard to get rid of such a sight in my head. Damn! He is really... No!! Bad thought, Peach! Bad thought!
Sitting on the edge of his bed, Elijah sighed, burying his head into his hands as his cheeks grew warm.

The look in Peach‘s eyes as she was staring at him flashed his head, and he groaned as his face heated up even more.
‘Control yourself, Elijah... You promised her mother... You can‘t get this excited by the memories of her eyes, you can‘t touch
her, so don‘t go there!‘ Elijah tried convincing himself in his mind, but his heart was still racing as fast as his pulse. ‘Don‘t start
what you are not willing to keep. Peach doesn‘t deserve that.’