The Marvelous Elijah’s Return

As the morning rays fell onto his face, his eyes met with Butler James standing on the other side of the room.

“Good morning, master.” Butler James said politely as he closed the door behind him quietly.

Pushing the cover off him, Elijah  slid out of bed, running his fingers through his hair as he asked,  “What brings you here, Butler James?”

“Master, your mother wants me to inform you that  breakfast is ready downstairs.” Butler James informed.

“Okay, thanks. Just let her know that I’ll meet her soon,” Elijah replied,  rubbing the sleepiness out of his face as he headed toward the bathroom, closing the door behind him.

After brushing his teeth and washing his face, he took a comforting shower, trying to relax as he did so.

Then he stepped out afterward, wrapped a towel around himself, and walked over to his closet, grabbing a simple Sweatshirt and a pair of jeans out of his wardrobe, and putting them on quickly.

After that, he went downstairs, entering the dining hall to find his mother already sitting at the table, eating a slice of strawberries.

“Morning, mother,” Elijah greeted softly, walking to the table slowly and pulling out a chair for him before taking a seat.

“How did it feel sleeping in your bed? Great, right?” Mrs. Maxwell asked with an enthusiastic smile, hoping that he might answer yes.

“It was,”

“Then how about you stay for at least a couple more days, son…”

“Mama, you know I can’t do that. My flight is booked for  this afternoon, and I have important things to attend to tomorrow morning.”

Pouting, Mrs. Maxwell looked over at her husband, frowning at him as he walked into the room and sat down in one of the chairs across from her, and set the newspaper down on the table.

“See what you have done to our son.” Mrs.  Maxwell muttered, glaring at her husband before looking back at Elijah. “He’s a man. I want my baby back and in my arms again.”

said in between a chuckle, picking up his coffee mug and taking a sip of it. “He’s thirty. You can’t wish

glared at him as he put the mug down, crossing her arms defiantly in front of her chest, annoyed that her husband and her son were ganging up

not going to stop me from wishing!” Mrs. Maxwell mumbled like a kid being stubborn, pouting as she crossed her arms, staring

his parents, Elijah shook his head slightly before reaching on the table for the bowl of strawberries and placing one in his mouth,

slender-looking guy with blonde hair wearing blue jeans and a plain white shirt, a

Madam, Big Boss, and young master.” The three men said in sync as they

Elijah nodded and looked over at his father, asking, “What’s

money and status, I am not going to make it harder on you, so these are your three acquaintances, Rookie, Matt, and

three guys, Elijah smiled as they grinned at him, staring respectfully back at

am Ryan. I am a lawyer and a private detective for a living. But I also do some occasional consulting work, which means I am always available if there is a need to consult with me.” Ryan

boxer  and an MMA fighter, but I also know some street fights and hand-to-hand combat.” Matt said with

bowing again before uttering, “Rookie, I am an IT professional, specializing in computers and technology. I know

sense of discomfort swept through Elijah at the thought of how many capable people his father hired for him. But he suppressed  those feelings, smiling brightly at the group as he replied, “Well, it’s good to know you guys, and I

thought he was going to be inheriting his father’s empire, he never thought he would have to start from scratch to build his

and James will be going with you to Syldavia.” Mr.  Maxwell said, fixing his gaze on his son’s eyes. “As a father, I have played my part. The rest is up to you now, son. I hope

out, Elijah tried to calm

because never again did Elijah want those that once looked down on him to be able to walk all

his chance to stand on his own two feet, and prove himself, make them all tremble in fear when they hear

dot, the flight attendant made the announcement, “Good evening passengers. The flight from Bordoria to Syldavia is currently in the final stages of preparation for landing. Please  enjoy the remaining time of

first-class wing, Elijah, Matt, James, Rayn, and Rookie were munching on the snacks that

over at Elijah, eating his  chicken sandwich while drinking

I give any of you the other

mean,

towards Matt, Elijah asked, “What did you want to

saw the news about… Umm, your divorce,” Matt replied nervously. “And I just want to know… Why would

“Humiliation?”

“Umm… Yes.”