The sound of the door opening drew Peach’s attention, and she held her breath as she stared at Jacob entering the room, and immediately, she noticed the blood on his knuckles, causing her heart to clench in worry.“Get up, and don't say a word, or else I will hurt you, and your husband has my hand tied from doing that, so don't dare push my buttons,” Jacob growled, and with a sigh.Even though she was hesitant, Peach slowly stood from her seat and sealed her lips, although she wanted to ask for her ring. “Walk,” Jacob commanded, and he grabbed her wrist tightly, making her gasp slightly as he led her out of the room.All his men had this disappointed look on their faces as he led her down the corridor, and Peach dared not look at any of them as she obediently followed him.When they reached a black ford pickup, he opened the front door, enraged at his cord and hating every moment of the shift in the game and obeying Elijah.“Get in,” Jacob uttered, finally letting go of her wrist.Po
The moment Madam Jewel walked into the living room, her sons and grandsons were all waiting on her with mad eyes and scowls. “Where did you go?” Dean asked first. “We have been waiting for hours now.” “Also, why did you lie to Mr. Bamford, huh? It's almost night time and our wives, sisters, and aunts are not back home yet!” Josh lashed out, not even holding back his anger. “I want to respect you mother, but Evelyn might be in danger, and I think I can't continue honoring your decision to stay silent about this!” Mathew chimed in from the other side of the room. A snarl left Tyson's lips as he stood up from the couch and said, “I don't know what we are still doing here, instead of getting people out there to search-” “Elijah has them!” Madam Jewel shouted, causing silence to fall into the room. None of them spoke after that. Instead, they looked at her with questioning looks on their faces. “You said Elijah has who?” Mathew finally questioned. A sigh came out from Madam Jewel a
The bartender flinched when Jacob suddenly slapped the counter, clearly wasted, and shouted, "Give me one more shot?!" "Who's paying for all the first seven rolls that you and those guys drank?" The bartender asked, eyeing Jacob warily. A snarl crossed Jacob's face before he took Peach's ring from his pocket, pushed it towards the bartender's face, and said, "Do you see these stones... real diamonds... worth millions of dollars... I need to get it off my hands soon... I got a buyer already though, and they are supposed to meet me here... so don't worry your head about if I can pay you. Just make me another damn drink.”Not trusting the sketchiness of Jacob's words, or what they seemed to imply, the bartender frowned slightly and said, “I will need a credit card or cash... not some ring. Do you have those just in case your buyer doesn't show up?” “Of course he does... But there will be no need for that... his buyer is here.” A guy with long black hair pulled into a ponytail came up
When Elijah's eyes opened to the morning light, Peach was still snuggled against him like a contented kitten, her legs tangled against his. “Hey,” Elijah said quietly, gently nudging her awake. “I have to leave early.” Immediately, he felt her frown against his chest and then she woke up and raised her head, “What time is it?” “Ten forty.” Elijah answered, smiling at the way that Peach’s eyes suddenly widened. “It’s almost noon!” “You look so comfortable, and I didn’t want to wake you.” A slight chuckle escaped his lips when she rushed off him, left the bed, and asked, “Are we leaving for the company?” “Dice will drop you there. I have to go somewhere first, and then I will meet you there.” There was a brief silence between them as she studied his eyes, and then she smiled and mumbled, “Okay… I should get ready then.” As she was about to head for the bathroom, Elijah reached off the bed, grabbed her hand, and pulled her back towards him, “I got something for you.” Even thou
The door to the hospital opened, and Elijah stepped into the lobby with Rick, both men headed down to the receptionist’s desk and smiled softly at her. “How may I help you, sir?” She said after looking up to meet their friendly expression.“I research that you guys carry out DNA tests here.” Elijah said politely. “Is that true?”The woman nodded and started typing on a keyboard. It took a few seconds, but the lady was apparently done. She looked up from it and stood from her desk, “Yes... Why?”“My father wants me to do a DNA test to make sure my two sisters are his,” Elijah explained, still smiling gently.Shocked at the family tea he just spilled, the nurse gave a nervous smile and said, “I see. Please follow me this way, sir.”“Thanks,” Elijah said as she left from behind the desk. Quietly, she led him back down a hallway, passing more doors before stopping by the one marked, “Dr. Dolan.”Then she gave a gentle knock on the door before pushing it open. A middle-aged woman sat at
As Peach was about to take a spoonful of her cereal, she halted, hearing Elijah call out to her from outside the kitchen, “Babe, Babe...!”When he walked through the doorway, she smiled at the excitement on his face, and she whispered, “Someone is in a good mood this morning?”“Okay... Okay! Take a look at these!” Elijah said, drawing her bowl of cereals from before her, making Peach pout after her food.When he rested his phone in front of her and sat down, she frowned at him slightly, picked up her spoon, and started eating her food as he mumbled, mouthful, “Take a look.”For a moment, Peach watched him shamelessly slurping the milk before she put her focus on the phone and tapped the screen to brighten it.Gazing at the huge mansion on his screen, Peach frown deepened, raising her head to see that he had laterally put the spoon down and had the bowl in his hand.“Can’t you just fix a bowl for yourself?” She cried, pouting harder. “You drain me last night and had me working overtim
When Elijah raised his gaze, he was immediately alarmed to see Dean in the lobby, going into a protective mood as he slightly pulled Peach behind him, but then he noticed on his right his men and on the left more of them, keeping their eyes on Dean.Noticing the sudden casual look on Elijah's face made Dean enraged to the core, and he tried to turn to rush for Elijah, but the security guards grabbed him by the arms, pulling him towards the front door.“Elijah, you bastard!” Dean growled, trying to fight the security's hold.A few people immediately turned to him when they heard him shouting, and a woman muttered, “Isn’t that Dean Hayes?... That's him! Wow, what an embarrassing situation that must be.”“These days, it seems like the Hayes names are trending, but in a negative light. Elmer is in prison... I heard a rumor that Iris and Josh are now divorced and her father pulled out his investment in Josh's company, and now, Dean has been embarrassed in the public eye. What is wrong wit
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