Elijah turned back to see that the boy had obeyed his instruction, and his eyes was filled with fear as he watched the men run towards them. He looked at Elijah, and put his hand together in a plea, "Please help me, sir. I don't want to go to jail. I can't go to jail, nobody will be able to help me out because I have nobody. Please, sir. I know you don't know me and you shouldn't feel obligated to me for anything, but please have mercy on me." Dylan cried, gripping Elijah's arm for dear life. The police officers finally caught up with Elijah and Dylan, who were panting and out of breath. "Thank you sir for not letting this little thief go." One of the officers said, reaching out to grab Dylan's sweater. "You are coming with us." "You should sleep in jail for months for what you just put all of us through," the man in casual clothing added. "Can we all calm down for a minute?" Elijah interfered, gently prying the officer's hands off Dylan. "Thank you. Please let's settle this here

Maybe he should have thought about it before approaching Mia, maybe he should have listened to Dylan, but he was pissed by Mia's betrayal. If she had told him that she was with Fred, he would not have been angry. But she called him, lied to him, and put the phone on speaker so that Fred could listen in on their conversation. Another woman had betrayed him yet again, and there was nothing to stop Kira from doing the same. "Mia!" Elijah shouted, and Mia whirled to face him, a shocked expression on her face, like a deer caught in the headlights."Eli…Elijah? What are you doing here?" "I told you already that I have a lot of things to handle and being at this park, at this moment, is one of them. What about you? What are you doing here?" Elijah asked, staring intently at her. "Uhm, I, Uhm, yeah, I'm on personal errands." Mia stuttered. "At the park?" "Yes at the park." "And Fred Harkins is a part of this personal errand?"Elijah watched her face flush. Her eyes widened and her lips

Kira's POVKira watched as they dragged her father away, and they kicked her mother in the mouth when she grabbed one of the men who had pulled her father up. She stared at the door, frozen in place, unaware that her mother was pulling at her, shouting her name. "Kira! Kira, get up. They are taking him to Precinct North, and he will appear in front of a judge in two days." Katherine shouted, but all Kira could hear was a distorted voice. Katherine slapped Kira out of her shock and she immediately turned her head to look at her mother, her hand holding the cheek that had been slapped."Mom, what did you do that for?" "I've been speaking to you since, and you've just been staring into space, I had to make you regain your senses. I said that they are taking your father to precinct north and he will appear before a judge in two days." "Okay, so why are we still here? Let's go already." Kira said, jumping to her feet and grabbing the car keys her father had dropped on the table, upon h

Kira's POV"Sorry? What are you apologizing for?" Ian asked, taking the question from Kira's lips. "Your mum has cancer of the lungs." "What? Is that a joke? What the hell is going on here? I thought it was just skin cancer." "I'm so sorry, but it was not detected early, and that's not all." The doctor looked at each of their faces, probably contemplating if he should go on or give them time to digest his words."Well, spit it out already," Ian yelled. Kira reached out to touch her brother's arm, who reacted to her touch by looking down at her. "Calm down, Ian. Please continue doctor.""Your mother, she has six months left to live." Kira slumped back on her chair, her mouth wide open as she struggled to breathe. Her father's face during the hearing kept flashing in her mind."I'm so sorry, you can go in to see her whenever you are ready." The doctor said, but Kira did not hear anything. She reflected on how everything her father had done was now a waste, and now he was going to

Elijah was seated in his restaurant, waiting for Kira. After the call, he texted her that they should meet at EM Restaurant, and it surprised him that he was feeling nervous about seeing a woman. Elijah looked up from his table to see Kira approaching him in a black body con dress and black stilettos, her burgundy hair adding color to her outfit. As she approached, he rose from the chair and went to pull out a chair for her to sit on. "Oh wow. Thank you. You are quite the gentleman." Kira stated this while gushing at him, her hand on her chest. Elijah chuckled because he knew she was just trying to mock him. "You are five minutes late." "Just five minutes? That's not even enough payback for ignoring my calls." Kira scoffed."I thought we spoke about this." "And…? Because I'm so sweet and nice, I should not bring it up anymore?" "Okay. I apologize again." Elijah said this with his hands raised in surrender. "I'm genuinely sorry and it will not happen again.""It had better not."