On a Friday afternoon, Violette got a call from Lacey.
"Ma'am, the Mister will be home tonight, please come back too."
Ever since Elijah forced Violette to get an abortion, she had been staying at her mom's place.
"Alright, we should settle our issues anyway." Violette hung up and packed her stuff for the Bourne family's place.
By seven in the evening,
Elijah's plane landed at the airport.
Surrounded by bodyguards, he hopped into a black Rolls Royce.
Once he got in, he found Melinda in the car too.
"Elijah, how do you like my new hairstyle?" Melinda, wearing a pink princess dress, gently fingered her hair and gave him a charming smile.
Melinda had been waiting in the car to surprise him.
Once Elijah quickly scanned Melinda with his deep eyes, his calm expression vanished.
His muscles tensed up, his face cold as ice, the car filled with a tense atmosphere.
Melinda sensed his mood shift and started to feel anxious.
"Elijah, is it my hairstyle you don't like, or my dress..." Melinda's eyes were full of fear, her voice shaky.
Suddenly, she got slapped so hard in the face, that h
er body was thrown against the car door.
"Go buy scissors!" Elijah ordered, clenching his fists.
The bodyguard outside received the command and rushed to buy scissors.
Melinda curled up in the seat, hand over her burning cheek, blood trickling from her mouth.
She was shocked.
She had been with Elijah for ten years. Never in that decade had she seen him so angry.
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