The Marvelous Elijah’s Return

You will do as I command

The glass door pushed open, and Elijah walked into the restaurant along with Matt, his hands stuck in his pockets as he advanced toward the front desk.

Like a celebrity with bad publicity, he immediately grabbed the attention of the famous faces in the restaurant, giving him many stares, which he ignored. “Hey, I’m here to meet Clyde Fangio,” Elijah told the lady sitting behind the desk as he looked down at her, a blank and uninterested look plastered on his face. Looking up to meet his eyes, she gave a small smile, and mumbled, “Right, Elijah-” “Darius,” Elijah answered simply.

Her gaze darted nervously from Elijah to Matt and back to Elijah, mumbling, “Okay, the second floor, room three.”

Nodding slightly, Elijah pulled away from the counter with Matt right behind him, ignoring the conversation between the two receptionists. “He really is good-looking… Sadly, he is that way…” The lady with the long brown hair commented. “Yeah… It’s disturbing that he is still showing his face around here, carrying himself as if he doesn’t have such a reputation.” The other receptionist added.

Frowning, Matt stared at his boss’s back, wondering what was going through his mind as they walked further away from the conversation of the two ladies behind him. A moment later, Elijah stood at a door with Matt, staring at the number three printed on it, his eyes narrowing slightly. Feeling reluctant, Elijah raised his hand to knock, but Matt grabbed his wrist, and whispered,” Let me do it,”

Without arguing, Elijah dropped his hand from the door and nodded as he glanced sideways at Matt, stepping back Quietly, Matt approached the door and knocked, listening for sounds inside, and then he heard Clyde’s voice, “Enter!”

After looking back at his boss for a moment, Matt sighed and then grabbed the door’s handle, turning it as he gently nudged it open, slipping inside the room, getting a frown from the old man.

“Who the heck are you?!” Mr. Fangio asked sternly, his eyebrows furrowed together angrily. “He’s with me,” Elijah casually uttered as he stepped in after Matt, shutting the door. “Ahh… Elijah. It’s good that you agree to my request.” Mr. Fangio murmured with a grin.” Please sit, you and your…” “He’s a friend…” Elijah uttered, pulling a chair forward and sitting down across from Mr. Fangio, crossing his legs over the other.

“I ser that you don’t trust me that much for a one-on-one meeting.”

“I don’t trust you in total.”

A tense silence filled the air and neither Elijah nor Mr. Fangio was willing to break it first. But finally, Mr. Fangio spoke up, “Would you like to order anything?”

with them, Elijah hesitated, and

bill is on me, so make sure to ask for whatever you guys want, alright?” Not answering, Matt stared at Elijah with an unsure expression, and then picked

in front of his chest. “Everyone of my men is in the hospital, and you are the reason

and I don’t see your statement as an answer,”

Mr. Fangio looked confused, and then he let out a quiet sigh and leaned

smart guy, aren’t you? Just listen to me.” Mr. Fangio said, lowering his voice slightly. “After what happened to my men, I should be trying to end you,

I am willing to hire you, and also, I want to meet the leader of the…” Mr. Fangio paused, glancing at Matt briefly before continuing, “the gang you are in… I

in his laugh at Clyde’s arrogance, Matt stared

lobster, six fresh eggs, cream, chives, and lobster sauce, served over a bed of Yukon

watching Mr. Fangio closely, waiting for his response. “What’s your price?” “I know how awful your status has been in this country and how people treat you, and I want to change things…” Mr. Fangio stated firmly, his deep dark eyes boring into Elijah’s. “If you carry the title of my man, that will immediately change people’s mindset about you and give

but he masked it quickly by clearing his throat and saying, “Once you convince your boss and the other

for his glass of wine and taking a sip. “What did you say?” Mr. Fangio muttered angrily, struggling to conceal the fury building within him. “I didn’t hear you.” Huffing, Elijah set the glass down and stared straight at Mr. Fangio, his face stoic as he mumbled, “A billion dollars to have me think about siding with you…” A spark of anger and frustration flickered across Mr. Fangios’ face as he slammed his hands on the table in a fit of

out of Elijah and he suddenly burst into laughter, looking up

bum get!” Mr. Fangio exclaimed, wiping tears from his eyes. “You’re just some nobody with a bad reputation

he snarled at Elijah with a wild look in his eyes, his tone filled with venom, “Do you think anyone will even want your sorry ass for more than five thousand… your worth is.” “So you don’t have a billion dollars to hire me?” Elijah casually interrupted with a calmness that seemed far out of place in this situation. And that made Matt realize his boss was just messing with Mr. Fangio, and he couldn’t stop himself from laughing softly under his breath as he shook his head. Mr. Fangio narrowed his eyes at Elijah and lashed out at his confidence, “No I fucking

a billion, I don’t want to waste my boss’s time with

I will find someone else that will!” “Feel free to explore your options, but you will just be walking in a circle,” Elijah said with a blank expression, picking up his wine glass. “You.” Mr. Fanglo shouted, looking out of breath

Flijah focused back on the wine glass in front of him, drinking it

Mr Faupio closed his eyes for