Chapter 124One step closer to the truth The moment Madam Jewel walked into the living room, her sons and
grandsons were all waiting on herwith 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 evenholding 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!” Mathewchimed 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 as she sat down in a chair and rubbed her temples.
“I kidnapped Peach with the help of Melina and Jacob...” She confessed, looking at the ground.
“...It was to pursue Elijah to free Elmer. Frowning, Tommy let out a frustrated groan and yelled, “You are
still in touchwith that lunatic?! Why would you do something that risky?! What if Elijah finds out the truthabout who Jacob is?! He will just be one step closer to the truth!” “And also, you got my daughter
involved in such a dangerous situation! Dean yelled, glaring at his mother.
Ignoring his brother's outburst, Eli spoke up and tried to keep his tone calm.“ How did Elijah get a hold
ofevery woman in our family?” That question brought silence to the room again.
Slowly, everyone turned to look at Madam Jewel, and when she felt their eyes on her, shecalmly raised
her head and locked eyes with each of her sons and grandsons.
Then with her head hung low, she answered their questions in a soft voice, “I don’t know.
But I have returned Peach to him, and he promised to release everyone back to us…” “He promised…”
Josh laughed, rage and disbelief clearin his voice.
“He has crossed the damn line with this shit that he has done!” “Josh is right.
If he's bold enough to kidnap our women and girls...
What next is he going to do?! I say... Tommy lashed out, pausing when his mother gave him a
coldstare.
A murderous look was plastered onto her face when she spoke again, her voice ice cold,“We are going
to do nothing.
For now, we will hold our horses and let Peach and Elijah be.
When the time is right, we will put an end to this madness.
And if I have to risk it all to do so…” Silence filled the air once more.
No one wanted to break it.After all, there was nothing they could say.
Not saying a word, Elijah sat opposite Peach in the kitchen, at the table, watching Peach devour a
pizza like some cute starving child.
“Are you sure that I should eat yours, hon?” Peach asked, licking the sauce off her fingers.
“Yes, darling.
I am positive.” Elijah assured her, smiling warmly at her.
But just like that, his face turned stone cold, and Peach’s smile disappeared.
She knew that look too well, and when he reached for her hand, she knew exactly why hiseyes had
suddenly turned dead of emotion.
“Who took it?” Elijah growled in a low, menacing voice.
A nervous laugh escaped Peach's lips before she whispered hesitantly, “Can you please not go after
Jacob…
Elijah, he has a gun, and a ring is not worth your life.” When he didn’t answerher or look at her, she
knew that he was already planning the same thing that she begged him not to, and she couldn't stop
herself from pleading, “Please, I beg of you, Elijah...
How did it feel watching me get kidnapped, not knowing if I was going to be okay or not?”.
Seeing the emotions that suddenly clouded his face at her was all the answer she needed toknow how
painful it must have been for him.
The look in his eyes was enough for her to understand, without having to hear him speak it out loud,
that he was devastated.That feeling you have right now is what you are going to put me through if you go after him.
Please…
Please don't go after Jacob.” Tears threatened to come out of her eyes at that point, and her voice
quivered.
A smile broke out across Elijah's face, and he gently cupped her cheek and wiped away a stray tear,
yet he held back hiswords, knowing he couldn't tell her that all he wanted was to make Jacob pay for
even having the thought that he could get away with kidnapping his wife and walking free afterward.
“Elijah, Peach started, pulling on his sleeve, “you know how much I worry about you.” Suddenly his
phone rang, andhe and Peach both looked at his light screen, and as Elijah was about to reach for it,
she grabbed his wrist, causing him to pause and look at her.
With a smile, he grabbed her hand, pulled it off his wrist, and kissed her palm, giving her a softstare
before picking up his phone and answering the call.
Boss,” Scorpio's voice sounded over the speaker, We got word that Jacob and a couple of his men just
entered the Vogel club.” “I see…
I will meet you soon.” Elijah said, noticing the frown on his wife’s lips.
The moment he ended the call, Peach's eyes grew sadder than ever, and Elijah’s heart clenched at
seeing her hurt.
But he stood up, putting his phone in his pocket, and said, “Let’s go.
I am taking you to your mother.” Where are you going?” Peach asked, crossing her armsover her chest
with this stubborn look on her face.“To take care of business.” “Elijah, “Let's go, One look at her husband and Peach knew he wouldn’t
budge, so instead, she stood up, meeting hiseyes with a glare, but quietly followed after him when
Elijah started walking off.
The sky was slowly losing its brightness as Rick drove them in silence.
Peach had her entire body turned toward the car door with her eyes on the windshield, not wanting to
look atElijah, even though her heart was aching to do so.
novelbinDarting his gaze away from her with a sigh, Elijah dialed Matt’s number, and it took two rings then he
heard, “Hello, boss.” “Where are you guys?” Elijahasked.
“Finishing up at the company.
Why?”.
Peach is with me, and I am heading over to my mother-in-law, and you guys can just come over
therewhen you get done. The line went quiet for a while and then Elijah heard Matt shout, “Rookie,
Ryan, boss got Peach! Hearing his men's excited voices on the other side of the line left Elijah
chuckling softly, and then he heard Matt say, We are on our way back right now. All night to the
morning and even now, Miss Grace couldn't help the uneasy feeling in her gut, and the fact that Dice
had been dodging every conversation with her had the uneasiness that she felt growing bigger with
each passing second.
The quietness in her room didn't help her, causing her mind to run wild, and yet, she stayed laying in
bed, spending minutes wondering if her daughter was safe.
After checking her phone for what seemed to be the thirtieth time today, Miss Grace finally gotup from
the bed when she heard a knock.Dragging her feet, she headed out of the bedroom to get open the door, and when she did, she saw
Elijah and Peach standing in the hallway, and immediatelytears started streaming down her cheeks.
“I am sorry.” Elijah apologized instantly, bowing his head slightly.
A frown crossed her face as Miss Grace gently beat the both of them on their arms, crying, “Why were
you two ignoring mycalls,” “Mama,” Peach said, looking into her mother's eyes.
“I am sorry.” The anger in her eyes glowed for a moment but seeing that both of them were fine and
healthy made Miss Grace’s shoulders sag and her expressionsoftened a bit.
Not lifting his head, Elijah allow his emotion to show in his voice as he said, “ Please forgive”
“Us,”Peach immediately interrupted him as she slightly bowed too, making Elijah eye her with a small
smile.
“Why are you two behaving so seriously…
you are making me feel bad now. Miss Grace laughed nervously, drying her face.
“It’s fine.
You two are okay and that’s all that matters…
Now, stop bowing and come in. Raising his head, Elijah stared at his wife, and Peach’s immediately
heart dropped, guessing what he wasabout to say, and she held her breath.
“I can’t.
I got business to attend.” Elijah said, and she immediately darted her gaze away from him, fidgeting
with her dress.A look of confusion filled her eyes as Miss Grace stared at him and then asked, “ At such an hour?”
“Yes.” Elijah calmlyresponded.
“...Please excuse me.” When he turned to leave, he looked at his wife, and when she refused to look at
him, Elijahreached his hand for hers, squeezing it gently as he said, I love you, Peach. With that, he
walked away leaving that last statement hanging heavy in the air, and Peach turned her head to look
after him, staring until his back faded down the hallway.