The Marvelous Elijah's Return novel Chapter 151

Divorce A faint laugh left Peach‘s lips, her shaky eyes on Elijah, wondering if he was kidding or not, and yet the seriousness in his gaze told her what she feared.

There was so much emotion flooding her that Peach had no idea how to deal with it all. She did know one thing though, the feelings were too strong for her to be able to hold them in and pretend like everything was fine.

“I have this thing with my dad that requires me to keep my identity a secret and…” Elijah trailed off, seeing the hurt in her eyes as she darted her gaze away from him, her shaky hand nervously exploring the skin of her face. “Peach… I couldn‘t tell anybody… I…” “It‘s just a name, but why does it hurt so much to know that you lie about it, Elijah?” Peach whispered looking up at her once more. “How can just a name leave me with so much doubt about you, about us?”

Seeing her body shudder, Elijah reached for Peach‘s hand, but she pulled back, awaking from the bed, and his heart ached as he let out, “Babe, I know you are mad–”.

“I am not mad, Elijah. I am hurt! Do you know how proud I was to be called Mrs. Darius every time? It‘s not so much about the name… it‘s the fact that you looked me sincerely in my eyes every time I called you that name, knowing I was making a fool out of myself… Are we even legally married then?!” Peach said, tears forming in her eyes as she wiped them away, trying to hide the sadness in her voice.

“Babe, I am so–”

“Don‘t finish that sentence… Don‘t you dare say you are sorry… Give me time to feel all these emotions you have caused me and process the fact that our marriage was a lie, and I am not wedded to the man that you are, but some made–up name!”

Overwhelmed with so many feelings, the frustration on Peach‘s face was raw as she clapped her hand over her mouth, her tears rolling down her cheeks, as she tried to control her breathing, trying to contain the pain. “Okay… I won‘t say it. But I am here and willing to mend this with you… So I am begging you to tell me how to fix this because I know that I messed up. You have every right to feel what you are feeling… But please don‘t shut me out, Peach.” Elijah pleaded, slowly getting up from the bed.

“I can‘t do this with you right now,” Peach muttered through clenched teeth, running her fingers through her hair. “I feel so dumb.”

Looking at her through moist eyes, Elijah watched her turn away from him, and as she headed for the door, he shoved the cover off him, pushing his bruised body to stand up, only to hear her say, “Please don’t leave that bed. Dr. Wilson said that you shouldn‘t put pressure on the wound.”

“Babe, come on. Let‘s talk about this, okay?… please!” Elijah begged, resting back on the bed, ignoring the pain as he watched her grab the knob. “Don’t walk out the door… Babe! Come on! Let‘s talk, plea–”

But his words were drowned out by the slam of the door behind her, and Elijah fell back against the bed, tears falling onto his pillow as he closed his eyes, trying not to think of

anything else but her.

“Elijah is awake?” Miss Grace asked as she stood in the hallway with a cup of hot tea, and the look in her daughter‘s eyes as tears streamed down her face told Miss Grace enough. “What happened?” 2

“It shouldn‘t hurt this bad, mama!” Peach cried, covering her face with her hands as a small whimper escaped her lips.

Hearing her outburst echo into the room, Elijah squeezed his eyes, a sense of regret eating away at his insides. He never meant for things to go this far, for their relationship to get this far, and it still surprised Elijah how fast il took for her to win his heart and how easy it was for him to give himself completely over to her, to allow her to take over his life, his mind, and heart.

Straining his body, Elijah reached over to his phone on the nightstand, and once he got it, he scrolled until he reached the contact labeled, “Father.”

After the third ring, the call got answered and immediately Elijah said, “Hey, Dad… I need your help on something.”

“You are awake!” Mr. Maxwell‘s voice echoed in his ear, laced with shock and excitement.” Since that‘s the case, we can talk over coffee.”

“What?”

“I am in the country?” “What country?!” “I am in Syldavia.” 1

A small smile tugged on Miss Grace‘s lips as she stared at her daughter‘s face, not saying a word to let her work through her emotions.

“I am not going to break up with Elijah just because he’s now a Maxwell, instead of Darius. He’s still the same man… The same guy that stole my heart at first glance the first day we met… Honestly, he has become a way better version of himself since then.” “So, you are not leaving him because of his change of name?”