Chapter 172Chapter 172
Where is she?
The dining table was quiet as Mr. Williams sat with his daughter–in –law, his son, and Dan, and after a
while, Vance asked his father,” So, he‘s coming here today?”
“Yes,” Dr. Williams said, staring intensely at his food.
After a long silence, Julie gazed at him and then said, “Do you think he‘s about to make his final
move?”
“If he is, then I will have to come clean… He has done so much for us and weakened Jewel so much
that I think it‘s safe now…” Mr. William mumbled, lifting his head to stare at his son.
“What are you not telling us, father?” Vance asked, crossing his arms over his chest.
Silence settled in the room and then Mr. Williams whispered, “I did it to protect your cousin.”
“Uncle Elijah!!” Dan‘s sudden shout made the three of them turn their heads to stare at the dining room
doorway to see Elijah walking into the room.
“Elijah… I mean, Mr. Maxwell…” Vance said, looking slightly nervous, knowing that a lot of things had
come to light in the media about Elijah since the first time they met.
Jumping from his chair, Dan rushed for Elijah, hugging his leg, and then lifted his hands, beaming
cutely.
“Hey, little guy…” Elijah said as he picked up Dan from the ground, holding him in his arms.
“Welcome, Mr. Maxwell,” Julie said politely.Nodding at him, Elijah sat at the table and then smiled when she asked, “Should I make a plate for?”
“Thanks. But my wife and I had already had breakfast before I got here. So, I am full.” Elijah said, and
then he swayed his gaze to Dr. William.
Immediately, Elijah locked eyes with him, and then he said, “I‘m full… Let‘s talk in the living room.”
Taking his sight off Dr. William, Elijah looked down at Dan and said, “Hey, little guy… Uncle Elijah will
be right back, okay?”
When Dan nodded with a big smile, Elijah set him back in his chair and then walked out of the living
room with Dr. Williams.
A moment later, the two were seated in the living room and Elijah studied the doctor for a while and
then said, “Meeks is alive, and is healing greatly in the ICU.”
“Lawyer Meeks?!” Dr. William exclaimed, raising his eyebrows in surprise.
“He called me a while back. Apparently, his accident was also caused by Jewel. But I flew him out of
Syldavia and he‘s now healing perfectly from his spine injury at the hospital. And he has agreed to
testify against Jewel on my behalf.”
“Wow… Unbelievable and great news…”
“With you two as my witness, I want to go forward with what I know to the court and develop a case
against Jewel.”
Silent again, Dr. Williams took some deep breaths and then said quietly, “But then it will just be our
words against hers which might give her a slight chance of walking free from justice.”“I need to try at least… I don‘t want my kid entering this world with that maniac still free.” Elijah said, a
trace of worry in his voice.
Swallowing heavily, Dr. Williams nodded and then looked down at his hands, saying, “So Peach is
pregnant.”
“Yeah. Except for family, you are the first stranger to know… I am telling you because I need you to
understand how important Jewel being locked away is for me, my wife, and our unborn kid.” Elijah said,
a sigh slipping from his lips afterward.
For a while, Dr. William didn‘t dare look at Elijah, feeling very uncomfortable, until he finally opened his
mouth to say, “I said to you back then less than I knew, and I lied… I was scared. When you found me,
Jewel still had great power, and I couldn‘t…”
“What is it that you lied about?” Elijah asked, focusing solely on the Doctor.
“My niece… She is married with kids, and I couldn‘t… I didn‘t want to risk her life because back then I
wasn‘t sure that you could protect her when she was in the wolf den, she is in Syldavia…”
“Please, Jacob… I am begging you. I swear on my life that I will protect her.”
“She, well… My niece has copies of the DNA results. I sent the file to her after Hayes‘s death, and it‘s
not the only thing she has… The room that Hayes stayed in…”
“Go on,” Elijah encouraged gently.
Clearing his throat, Dr. Williams continued, “He was not only being monitored physically by me but
technology–wise too, but only I knew that… My niece has a copy of the video too… the video of
Jewel… the day she killed him. I told no soul, not even my own children about this, except her, because
back then I was afraid. After Jewel‘s threat to kill my family and me, I made my niece vow on her kid‘slife that she will tell no soul about what she had, and she has never.” It took Elijah a moment to process
what he had said, and then a sense of hope made him chuckle, his eyes lightening up at those words
as he asked, “Where is she?”
When the door of her office opened, and Mr. Bamford stepped inside, she was confused and said,
“Chief constable, what can I do for you?”
“Good evening, Dr. Dolan. Can you please take a drive with me to somewhere you feel like you will be
safe at?” Mr. Bamford asked in a calm tone.
Seeing the seriousness on his face, the doc immediately stood from her desk and grabbed her phone
and purse before walking over to him.
“Am I in trouble,” Dr. Dolan asked, a look of worry beaming in her eyes.
“Not at all.” It‘s quite the opposite.” Mr. Bamford said.
Even though she wasn‘t satisfied with his answer, Dr. Dolan walked out of her office with him, locked
the door, and then they left the hospital together.
Two hours later, they arrived at her private villa, and she escorted him into the living room, took a seat
with him, and then asked,” What‘s the matter?”
“Your uncle wants to speak with you.” Mr. Bamford stated.
Sitting back, Dr. Dolan felt an uneasy sensation washing over her, already guessing her mind.”
After he took out his phone, Dr. Dolan watched Mr. Bamford for a while, and then she heard him say,
“Elijah, I have her here with me.“Elijah Maxwell?” Dr. Dolan asked, turning her body slightly towards him, fear evident in her eyes as
her stomach clenched in unease.
Nodding, Mr. Bamford handed the phone over to her, and staring at the screen, tears suddenly fell
down her cheeks.
“Uncle William… The media… They said that you went missing… I thought… Oh my God!! I am so
happy! You are alive! When I heard what happened to you and the family… I… Is everyone okay? Little
Dan?” Dr. Dolan sobbed, her heart racing in her chest.
“Dan is fine, and so is everyone else. Jewel tried to kill us, but Elijah and his men saved our lives and
we are in one of his father‘s safehouses in
Bordoria. We are all well taken care of and doing amazing.” Mr. William said through the video call.
“Thank God!”
“Hannah, listen to me.”
Silence filled the room again, and then she said, “Yes, uncle.”
“Turn over all the files and the videos that I sent you to Mr. Bamford. You still have them right?” Mr.
William asked.
After a brief pause that had Doctor William feeling tense, Dr. Dolan finally nodded and said, “Yes, I do. I
have them on a hard drive that I keep at the bank in a vault.”
“Great. Take the chief constable there and turn it over to him, okay?” Mr. William calmly said with a
smile.When Dr. Dolan saw him give the phone over to Elijah, her smile widened as she stared at his face and
then said, “Thank you for saving my uncle and his family, Mr. Maxwell… When you brought the hair
samples to ms that day, I kind of had a guess what you were seeking, but I didn‘t believe that you could
have protected me
if I would have…”
“I understand,” Elijah said with a saint laugh. Looking up at him, her lips curved, and then she said,
“Again, thank you so much for saving my uncle and his family.”
“Repay me by handing over the hard drive, okay?” Elijah asked.
Nodding hard, Doctor Dolan said, “Of course… Will do.”
Pacing back and forth, Madam Jewel stared at the wall clock, rage eating her from the inside, frustrated
that out of her seven children, only one of them was a free man.
“This can‘t be the end… No… no… I can‘t go down like this.” Jewel mumbled, running her fingers
through her hair. There must be something that can bring Elijah to his heel. But what… I did
everything… I have sacrificed everything!!”
Suddenly the hospital room door opened and the doctor walked in, looking annoyed as he glared at
her, closing the door behind him.
“Look, Mrs. Hayes… You have been in this hospital for days now, and none of your children have come
to visit or pay your bills… We can‘t keep having you occupy a room that you are not paying for…” The
doctor said coldly.
Gritting her teeth, she replied, “Don‘t you speak to me–” “Look, Mrs. Hayes, You need to leave, and
also find a way to compensate the hospital, or else we will sue you.” The doctor said, crossing his armsin front of his chest.
As she moved her lips to speak, the sudden sound of loud footsteps getting closer to her room made
Madam Jewel freeze, staring hard at the door.
novelbinFinally, the footsteps were right outside her room, and when the door opened, she immediately took an
unstable step backward, seeing Mr. Bamford.
Wh–at is go…ing on?” The Doctor stuttered, swallowing nervously.
Staring at the old lady in disgust, Mr. Bamford felt sick to his stomach as he said, “Jewel Hayes, you
are under arrest for the murder of your late husband –”
“You liar! I didn‘t kill him!” Madam Jewel screamed, backing away in shock.
Frowning, Mr. Bamford took out his handcuffs and marched to her, saying, “According to the pieces of
evidence we have in our possession, you are guilty of first–degree murder, and we ask you to
cooperate with us or else we will be forced to use force.”
When he reached her, Mr. Bamford handcuffed her wrists and just shook his head as she screamed,
“What evidence!! You are lying! You have nothing on me! Let me go, let me go!!!”
“Jewel, please stop resisting arrest, or else we will be forced to tase you! Now walk!” Mr. Bamford said
sternly.
Scared, Madam Jewel whimpered and walked ahead of him as the other officers followed closely,
making sure she wouldn‘t run and cause any disturbance.
Pushing the door open, Peach entered their bedroom, she saw Elijah, standing by the curtains with a
glass of whiskey as he gazed at the sky through their huge transparent glass window.“You are drinking,” Peach whispered, dropping her phone on the bed before approaching him. Her feet
padded gently across the tiles, and when she reached him, she wrapped her arms around his waist,
resting her head on his chest as he continued to watch the sky silently.
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Not saying a word, he slowly ran his fingers through her hair, and Peach closed her eyes, inhaling the
scent of alcohol mixed with the cologne clinging to his body.
“We got her, Peach… Jewel is going to pay and rot in prison for what she has done.” Elijah whispered,
and immediately Peach raised her head as she rested her chin on his chest and looked into his eyes.
“Really?” Peach cried, smiling through the tears as he nodded slowly as his gaze fell on her. “Yes…
Evil never wins over good, sweetheart” “No, it can‘t… I love you so much, Elijah Maxwell.” Resting his
gaze on her lip, Elijah set the glass down and then leaned in to claim her lip, sucking it lightly, and then
pulled away as Peach whimpered softly.
Then he brushed away the stray tears that had fallen on her cheeks with his thumb and whispered, “I
love you more, Peach.” When his gaze dropped to her stomach, he got on one knee, resting his palm
on her abdomen, and then pulled up her blouse, kissed the skin of her belly, and whispered, “I love you
guys so much.”
Then he raised his head, meeting Peach‘s teary eyes, and said with a serious expression, “Will you
make me the luckiest man for the second time and legally bear my last name by marrying me again?”
“Even if you ask me to marry you a hundred times, Elijah, my answer will always be the same, ‘yes,‘ I
will marry you again, and again, and again!!” Peach cried, staring straight into his soul through his
eyes.