chapter 75

Elijah Smith...

I stood in front of the window of my study, staring out in to the magnificent garden with a glass of liquor in my right hand.

I was beating myself up for stupidly believing that Ella had anything to do with the listening device in the pendant necklace she gave me.

Sure, I might have taken it off of her hands, but Ella took it from Albert. She was a carrier without even knowing it.

Heck, she was the one Albert wanted to wear the pendant so he would be able to listen in when she is around me, but she did him a big favour by giving it to me. Of course, she had no idea what she was doing. All she wanted to do was keep her father's last gift for her alive, and I ended up taking my anger out on her.

I let out a sigh as I ran my left hand down my face.

"You drink too much." I heard Cilvia's voice as she walked in to my study.

Of course, everytime I tell her not to come here, she does the absolute opposite.

"How many times do I have to tell you to stop bothering me?" I ask