The Marvelous Elijah’s Return

Putting a price on Justice

“Why is Elijah not dead yet?!"

Madam Jewel screamed, her voice echoing throughout the walls of the living room of the Hayes mansion.

“We are in the new month and that scumbag told me last month that he was going to complete his job soon, and now, we still have a pest problem.

The living room went silent after those words and none of her children spoke for a while, their faces clouded with worry.

But then Cora couldn‘t hold back her thoughts again saying, “How is he doing this?!… We all thought he would be dead by now, but he‘s still very much alive… We thought Investistic Co.

would be bankrupt by now, but in the past few days, the company has started operating again with new employees and will soon kick off… Nothing is adding up.”

“… I tried talking to an employee from ‘SEC‘ to tell me about the document those fools made Elijah get a hold of and see if we can get them out of the company.

But I got told that Elijah has all the original copies and the agency is working with the photocopies.

He refused to let them keep the original."

Dean sighed with a look of helplessness on his face.

There was this reluctant look in Mathew‘s expression as he withheld his words for a second and said, “I tried using my contacts to get the investigation to be terminated, but Mr.

Bamford is going in hard on this case, and most of the officers I had spoken with say that the case is high profile and the chief has the best detectives on it.

They can‘t do anything.”

“He‘s a good digger… he‘s somehow in a gang… He‘s hanging out with a man like Bryan Check… He‘s running a company that should have gone bankrupt by now, and now, he has somehow manipulated the chief of police to his will… This isn‘t making sense anymore!!"

Amelia said as she threw her hands in the air in frustration.

Screwing his face into a frown, Tommy ball his fingers into a fist and let out, “How is that bastard getting the money to do all this shit!! Didn‘t Melina tell us when she first brought up the idea of marrying him that he didn‘t have a job and much connection in this country, so what is this?! How is he pulling all these shits off… at a fast pace!”

That was a question no one had an answer for and the room went cold with silence.

“So, what now?"

Elmer finally found the courage to ask, trying to be hopeful even though the room had a hopeless vibe.

The quietness dragged on after his questions and within a matter of seconds, he was pissed, and he suddenly lashed out, “So, you all are fucking giving up on me?!”

“Damnit, Elm.

Shut the hell up! No one is giving up on your ass, but Elijah is shutting down all of our efforts to erase this shit that you brought on yourself!!"

roared at his

child would have kept her legs closed and stayed the

Elmer snapped back.

chair and locked his grip around his brother‘s throat, causing immediate chaos in the situation as Mathew and Tommy tried to pull him away while Madam Jewel and her

hug onto his brother‘s

to strike Elmer in the face, screaming, “Keep my daughter‘s name

“But it‘s the truth!"

the

“Elm, that‘s enough nonsense!"

get back dominance in

let out in a deadpan tone, “This is your fault! If it wasn‘t for your bullshit plan, this would have

let Peach stay the fuck away

to say a word, Elmer looked at

that could land you guys in worse conditions than me… If

they knew that he was right… Elijah was a threat that was getting bigger and more powerful

the curiosity in the atmosphere quickly shifted into fear as Butler Gray walked

from her face as she watched one of the officers reach for his handcuffs

you have the right to a lawyer and to remain silent, or else

understand

breathing became uneven and shaky as an officer walked up to him,

dumbfoundedly, in disbelief at the sight of Elmer in cuffs, but that wasn‘t what shock them, but the fact that

“Bamford, can we talk,"

pleadedly as she fought

looked at her, and

this way

eyeing the cuffs on her son‘s hands

brief pause, and then

nodded his head at her and followed her

have been coming to your office, and

to avoid any eavesdropping ears around

days have been occupied with

Mr.

looking directly

me, I

now is

“Excuse me?”

peek at the other officers, she sighed heavily and then focused back on him, saying, “How much did Elijah pay you to do this to my boy, huh? Whatever it is, I can double that… No, I can

insult me

slightest doubt

the perpetrator… the evidence is completed and undeniable, so please excuse me… I