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

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

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

‘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

The entire situation had Elijah deep in thought, and yet, alarmed, knowing that these guys were trouble and dangerous, and two against seven in such a situation didn't seem like a fair fight.“You know I have been counting days for my injuries to fully heal so that I can find your ass and beat the hell out of you…” Dice said, looking away from Jerome and staring at Elijah.Even though the tension in the air was so murderous, Elijah's eyes remained calm and his expression stayed neutral, looking straight into Dice’s eyes.“And then you do this shit... hospitalized my damn son by beating the hell outta his sorry ass and trying to kill him...” Dice said in a dead tone as he tilted his head. “Do you have some death wish, boy?!”Such a threat made Matt’s anger spike, and he blurted out without a care, “If your son didn't try to stab a knife into my boss’s neck, I wouldn't have lost my cool, and this conversation won't be taking place in a hospital room!”“So you are the one that did this t