The Marvelous Elijah’s Return

Closing his eyes, Elijah sighed and leaned back into the seat behind him as he nervously toyed with his wedding ring while it sunk in that he was now divorced and was finally meeting his parents after years of being away.

There were a lot of emotions to process between getting betrayed by Melina and returning home. It was all too much to even try to figure out just how he was going to handle all of it.

After the plane finally landed, the passengers got up to leave, and since Elijah had no baggage, he left first class and entered the terminal.

With a cap on his head, Elijah kept his head down and his hands inside his trouser pocket, trying not to draw any attention to himself.

The moment Elijah stepped out of the building, it took only a couple of seconds for him to hear, “Master Maxwell!”

Stopping in his steps, Elijah turned around and saw none other than Butler James walking toward him.

Immediately, he noticed people staring at him and whispering, and Elijah lowered his cap, shrugging his shoulders to make himself look smaller.

“What are you doing?” Elijah whispered when Butler James arrived right in front of him. “You know I don’t like the attention of others-”

“I’m sorry, master. I am just so happy that you are here, back with us,” Butler James said, reaching up to take his hand and squeezing it. “I can barely believe this is happening.”

Not holding back, Butler James rushed into Elijah’s arms, hugging him tightly.

Even though Elijah was caught off guard at first, but then he hugged him back, smiling fondly, “It’s been quite some time, hasn’t it?”

Pulling out of his arms, Butler Elijah smiled weakly and let out, “Yes, master. You don’t know how mad your mother has been since your father kicked you out of the mansion.”

A few years ago, Mr. Maxwell, a well-known figure in the business world in Bordoria, and a man of high prestige, known by many, and respected by countless, looked into Elijah’s eyes and said, “Son, it’s time for you to get out of my house.”

Looking back now, Elijah could only smile at his father’s drastic decision to send him to another country to experience the real world for himself, because with such a status in Bordoria, he was never going to see humans for who they truly were.

Unfortunately, Melina was the first person he fully trusted with his heart, aside from his family, and the result was an ugly divorce with her, lies, betrayal, and humiliation.

Growing up with his family’s money and title, the world was black and white for Elijah as a young man, but after his father kicked him out, he started to realize that sometimes the world wasn’t so nice to those without money or connections.

should not be mad at him. I am grateful for the life lessons I learned because of his tough love.” Elijah said, smiling at James, who

master,”  James said, still not believing that he was talking to the

“I cut my hair,”

“No. That’s not it.”

SUV  that was parked a few distances away from

Master! One filled with dominance and maturity!” James exclaimed, following closely

he chuckled faintly and said, “You took all that from a couple of

boy who would cry whenever his father tried to discipline him. You

for bruising my

aura is so more mature, and more… I don’t know… Strong?

back door and stepped aside for

was long and quiet because Elijah fell asleep, his head resting on the window glass

finger, Butler James weakly smiled before

to a stop in front of a fancy six-story mansion, with two large wings attached to

was enormous and surrounded by trees and bushes, and a fancy fountain,  made of marble, dominated the center of

sides, and guards patrolling around

Butler James said, tapping  Elijah’s

slowly as a yawn escaped his lips before looking out the window and seeing that they had stopped in front

Elijah said softly, taking a

outside of the car, bowing slightly

Elijah,” All of them

them, Elijah walked up the stairs and then stopped in front of

ring off his finger and gave it to Butler James,

Elijah’s authority, Butler James took the ring from his hand and tucked it away safely in

in, the lush carpets, the grand chandelier,

a few years, and it kind of reminded him of how things used to be and the feeling of how it

cry echoed through the foyer as

laughed softly as he

for a while, embracing each other until Elijah pulled away and looked her

My son is finally back…” Mrs. Maxwell cried, running her