The calmness in Elijah’s expression never left his face as Josh met his eyes with a look of madness in his gaze and took a step toward him and Peach. Before Madam Jewel could say anything else to Josh, Matt walked in between Josh and Elijah as he tried to roam over to them. “I will fuck you up if you don’t take a step back now!” Matt threatened while pointing to Josh, his voice low and serious as his hand clenched into a fist. “You should know who to mess with, but I will urge you once, ‘it’s not him.” A sense of fear shot through Josh as the warning bell sounded in his brain as he backed off a few feet. However, it didn't last long as he sneered and said, “You are just an employee here! How dare you meddle with my business, you asshole! You don’t want to mess with me and if you keep interfering with this, you will regret it… so back off.” Frowning at her nephew-in-law, Miss Grace shook her head and said, “Matt is not an employee. He’s a client and a customer at this motel. So I
After a few minutes of silence and tense tension between Elijah and Madam Jewel, Peach broke the silence and nervously said, “This is not Elijah's fault, and if you want me to apologize to you...”“You don't need to feel remorseful for saying your truth.” Elijah interrupted, his voice slightly calmer compared to before.Pinching his shirt, Peach pouted as she thought, ‘I know. But if you keep provoking her like this, you might also get hurt, and it will be my fault. I can’t let that happen, and I won’t let myself be responsible for it!’.Staring at Elijah's body blocking Peach from her view, Madam Jewel’s gaze flickered towards Elijah and she narrowed her eyes suspiciously, thinking, 'Is he being this defensive with Peach, so she can shield him too because of her connection with Bryan Checks. Does he know that they are dating, and that's why he's risking it all to gain her favor?!’Raising a brow, Madam Jewel looked down on Elijah and mumbled in her head, ‘That must be it. He's way to
Looking at Peach's eyes, Elijah sighed, walked away from her, and then sat on the edge of his bed, burying his head in his hands, sighing heavily.“My dad was a hard-working man. He loved my mother like crazy and always tried his best to be a good father and husband. He was funny, caring, and intelligent. He had a good heart...” Peach uttered, pausing as her eyes filled with tears and her voice trailed off.Slowly, Elijah raised his head and looked at Peach with a concerned expression, keeping his silence.Taking another deep breath, Peach continued her story, “When my grandfather passed, Madam Jewel suddenly turned against my father, drove us out of the mansion, and from then on she and her children suppressed our family with all of their power...”When she caught Elijah’s eyes, he patted the side of the bed next to him, smiling sadly at her when he noticed her trembling slightly.Pushing back her hair behind her ear and taking a few steps towards him, Peach walked over to him, sitti
The office was filled with silence once again for a few moments until Mason suddenly laughed loudly, startling Dean and making him jump in surprise. “Bryan is a very attractive man, isn't he,” Mason remarked with a chuckle as he wiped a tear from the corner of his eye. “Of course he would have an interest in a lady! He's always flirting when we are out, drinking.” “Yeah...?” Dean responded quietly before he continued, “So... who do you think he’s serious about right now?” An intense expression covered Mason's face as he stared directly at Dean without looking away, furrowing his brows as he asked, “You have a daughter, right?Melina… Haha, is this about her?” “Uh... I wish! But, no.” Dean answered quickly with a chuckle, shaking his head in denial. A curious glint entered Mason's eyes as he inquired, and then he relaxed in his seat, mumbling, “Bryan is like a loose cannon. The guy is a player… He doesn’t acknowledge a woman openly because he is constantly looking around for a new
Eyeing Elijah, Peach wanted so desperately to read his thoughts because his expression was completely blank; there was no emotion evident on his face. Nervous and uneasy, Peach reached for the glass of cosmopolitan cocktail, lifted it to her lips, and drank the entire thing down without hesitation. And as soon as the liquor entered her mouth, she felt hot liquid fill her throat, and she could taste the vodka, and immediately, she started coughing violently, clutching her throat as she felt the burning sensation. Instantly, Elijah stood up from his seat and placed his palm on her back to rub it soothingly, “Hey, hey, Peach, relax. Deep breaths. Take slow, steady breaths.” Once Peach stopped coughing, her chest heaved with heavy breaths, and her hand clutched onto Elijah's arm to keep her balance. After waiting for her to finally regain control of herself and settle down a bit, Elijah mumbled, “You good?” Peach simply nodded her head in reply while wiping a few stray tears away wi
As Ryan rested his suitcase on the bed, he looked back when his room door burst open, and Matt rushed into the room. “What?!” Ryan asked, tossing a t-shirt into his suitcase. “Rookie just showed me this!” Matt said, holding up his phone in his hand. Annoyed, Ryan snatched his phone with a blank expression on his face and played the video, his eyes widened slightly. “So when Boss and Peach went out… Damn!!” Ryan gasped as he listened to Peach confronting Jessica on the video. “Damn indeed…” Matt agreed with a chuckle. “Does the boss know that someone uploaded what happened at the bar onto the internet?” “Yeah, Rookie told him.” The room fell silent after Matt stopped talking, but eventually, Ryan broke the silence as he mumbled, “With the lies that Melina spread and now video of this Jessica person confronting boss, he’s never going to escape the rumors.” There was a long pause, and then Matt frownes and said, “You think! The fact that he carried her out of the bar like that
Even though Miss Grace could see the pain in her daughter's eyes, she ignored it and informed her with a smile, “The guys are leaving, and they want to see you before they leave.”Sniffing away the tears that were forming in her eyes, a look of shock spread across Peach's face before she cleared her throat and asked, “They are leaving...? Where to? Why?!”The two had not told Miss Grace anything either, and she just shrugged her shoulder and replied, “That I don't know,”“Elijah too?!” Peach blurted out before she could get a grip on her tongue. After the conversation her mother and she just had, Peach felt a sudden sense of awkwardness, but Miss Grace only smiled and said, “It’s only Ryan and Rookie.”“Oh,” Peach said quietly, looking down at her lap.After a few minutes of silence passed by, Miss Grace patted her hand and said, “Freshen up and come downstairs because they won't leave without saying ‘goodbye’ to you?” As they stood in the lobby of the hotel, Rookie eyed Ryan, Mat
‘One week,’ Peach thought nervously, eyeing Elijah before picking at the green beans on her plate, feeling the silence around the table.A loud sigh escaped James' lips as he rested back in his seat and then let out, “I know I said that I won’t miss those two, but now I can only think about how much it's annoying knowing they're not here with us...”A weak smile formed on Peach’s face as she focused on James and said, “Yeah, it just doesn't feel right not having them with us… at least, one week has gone by, so we are getting closer to seeing them again.”How accurate she was with the time that had passed made Elijah's eyes drift towards her, knowing that since the day Ryan and Rookie left he had been keeping his distance from her and trying his hardest to keep himself occupied. They had been staying away from each other and even though it felt strange Elijah didn’t want to admit it; he missed spending time together with her, and he hated seeing the disappointment in her eyes when th