Avery's car came to a halt in front of Elijah's house, and she turned her head to study the man who had strangely fallen asleep in her car.He had to be really tired to do that. Never the kind of man to show any sign of weakness. At least for the last three years.She studied his face. He had left the hair on his head, and that on his chin to grow wild.The Elijah of before would never. He was always so well groomed, down to the around his groin areas.A lot had changed, she decided. It sucked that she was the biggest driver of that change.After all, she had taken Asher to him. She closed her eyes, thinking of what would have happened if she hadn't done that.Elijah would have never been in danger. He wouldn't have changed. They probably would have been married and thriving in Tokyo.His parents wouldn't have died either.It sounded nice to assume, but no one could predict fate. Not even the gods.Her eyes opened and met his still closed. Despite the physical changes, he was still as

William Carter paced back and forth in his living room, still trying to recover from the shocking news he heard.It had trickled into his ears late last night, hence, he couldn't get a sink of sleep.When he woke up that morning, he had just one thing in mind. He needed confirmation of the rumors he heard.He had sent a message to the exclusives for an emergency meeting.He didn't want to do it in his new house, but his daughter was staying at his former place. If he held it there, she would butt in.He also didn't want it to be held in their usual meeting spot. Something told him it was a little compromised.He was still pacing when the first car arrived.He looked through his windows and saw Tiana Anderson.John came into the house, a tired look on her face.“They're starting to arrive.”“Thanks, John.”The man had been not just a faithful servant to him, but also to his precious granddaughter.John knew about the exclusives. He had silently watched them run the city of years.He di

“Wait, how's that even possible?” Kingston, who knew nothing about this latest bombshell, asked.“Why wouldn't it be? It makes complete sense because Elijah once worked for Dr Banes. Tiana, you in fact should be able to shed more light on this fact,” Nathan said.“Me?” She clutched her chest, her face contorting with confusion. “Why me? What does anything about Elijah have to do with me?”“Yeah, because your daughter was married to the man. She didn't just pick him up from thin air, did she?” Nathan rolled his eyes.There was nothing he hated more than people who purposefully acted slow. Tiana thought she was just here for some gossip when this was a serious discussion that had to be had.“He's right, Tiana. How did your daughter and Elijah meet?” Colin asked.From the position he sat, William Carter observed everyone present in the room.While they were trying to figure out how Elijah could possibly own that ring, he was still reeling from the shock of him having the ring in the firs

“I did some digging when I returned to Quantum. The very first time I saw Elijah at the Luxes business party, my curiosity, or shall I say interest was piqued,” he smiled.Nathan Luxe leaned in, trying to absorb every word. His palm tingled with the excitement of holding on to something that'd enable him to finally end Elijah.His son, Kingston, had his head all up in the clouds. He was one leg in, one leg out. Sure he wanted to hear the almighty secret Elijah was keeping, but he also wanted to leave the meeting as soon as possible.Tiana sipped her wine, and crossed her legs. Anticipation was rising by the second. She had an idea where this could possibly be headed to. That exact thought scared her a little. Too many consequences that could arise. Way too many.For William Carter, he just wants to get this tell all over with, so he could plan his next steps. His hand gripped his cane tightly, feeling a crippling anxiety in his chest.He couldn't afford a heart attack at this stage. T

“Winnie?” Elijah's brow knitted, as his hands covered her body.“I'm so sorry,” she repeated over and over again as she clung to him.He didn't have the slightest clue what she was going on about, but she needed him. Up until that moment, he hadn't realized just how much he also needed her.She remained in his arms for some solid minutes, before she finally pulled away.“You must have been so hurt,” her palm found its way to his cheeks. “All I did was stupidly push you, instead of trying to understand your side of the story. I'm sorry, Elijah.”He looked beyond her, and it was pitch black outside. There was no camera in sight, so he was quite certain no one was pulling a prank on him.“Do you want to come inside?” He asked, hoping to get an explanation for her strange behavior when they were alone.Alone because even before he turned, he knew he'd see Tobias, Snow, and the nurse.“Can I? Really? I don't know anymore.” She shook her head.“Common,” he stretched out his hand.Slowly, sh