The Marvelous Elijah's Return novel Chapter 157

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Frowning slightly, Elijah knew that the voice belonged to Lawyer Meeks, and yet he was skeptical of the fact that he was alive. A part of him still could not believe it, but the rest of his logical mind seemed to think differently.

“How did you survive the fall?” Elijah asked.

After dealing with the Hayeses for so long, Elijah knew how tricky and treacherous the family can get to achieve their goals.

“I black out during the fall and the next thing I knew, I opened my eyes in a tiny room with this old lady and her daughter, and they had been helping me since then… I can not walk, Elijah. The impact of my body hitting the water with such force injured my spine. I need to get out of the country to seek treatment… If I keep hiding with no proper medical care care, I will die, for real.” Mr. Meeks spoke slowly and he sounded very weak.

“What happened that day… the evening the accident took place?”

“I want to see your face first… I want to explain things to you in person because I don’t trust a phone call.”

Silence settled on the line as Elijah processed what Mr. Meeks said, and then he asked, “What device are you using?”

“A smartphone,” Mr. Meeks said.

“Video call me.”

The call abruptly ended in Elijah’s ear, and he sighed in annoyance. But as he was about to put his phone back into his pocket, it started buzzing, and Elijah looked at the screen to see that he was getting an incoming video call.

Immediately, Elijah answered, and the video call connected to a small camera, and there, staring back at him was a man who should be a ghost.

“Send me your location. I will be back in Syldavia at night, but I am sending my men, Jerome and Matt, to pick you up, and take you somewhere safer.”

“Okay,” Mr. Meeks said.

After ending the call, Elijah drew a breath, knowing he hadn’t told Peach the truth yet, and now that this had surfaced, he was still hesitant to do so.

The dinner room was lively as Mrs. Maxwell told Peach and Mrs. Grace with a smile, saying, “I can’t wait to take you guys to Madam Elle’s book club tomorrow… Side note, she likes. bragging about her son’s marriage and her daughter-in-law to my face, and now that my daughter-in-law is here, I want to rub it in her face too.”

“Stop being petite, Lisa.” Mr. Maxwell teased, causing Peach to chuckle at the eye roll her mother-in-law gave him.

“Don’t step on my joy. I pray for this to happen since your son almost gave me a heart attack. when he said he wasn’t getting married again.”

“AAH,”

Mrs. Maxwell’s words made Peach realize what her “Thank you,” from earlier meant, and Peach gave her mother-in-law a big smile when their eyes locked.

Then she subconsciously raised her gaze and saw her husband walking into the dining room with this look that made her worry.

“Are you okay, Elijah?” Miss Grace asked softly, seeing exactly what her daughter saw in his expression.

The sense of reluctance Elijah felt stopped him from speaking for a moment, but then he said, “Matt called and he needs me back in Syldavia.”

“You are going back?” Both Peach and her mother-in-law said at the same time,

The look they gave him almost made Elijah think twice about his decision, but he smiled at the both of them and said, “Yes, but Hopefully, I will be back the day after tomorrow.”

“But Madam Elle book club party,” Mrs. Maxwell mumbled, eyeing her husband for support but got none as his expression remained calm.

Understanding the look from her mother-in-law to Mr. Maxwell, Peach realized that there was no stopping Elijah from going since his father seemed to approve.

“When are you leaving?” Peach asked, holding back the feeling of sadness that arose inside her.

“Right now,” Elijah said, and he could see from her facial features, that her heart dropped at little bit. “It’s just a few pieces of paperwork that I need to attend to, and I will be right back. I promise.”

A weak smile made its way to her lips as Peach looked into his eyes, and he waited for her to say something, and when she didn’t, he stared at his father, who nodded slightly at him.

“Excuse me,” Elijah mumbled.

When his back turned to her, Peach’s smile disappeared, and Mrs. Maxwell’s heartache at the sight of her daughter-in-law hurting.