The Marvelous Elijah’s Return

I owe you nothing

Raw shock swept across all the real estate agents‘ faces as Elijah walked over to the head of the table, the only seat not occupied, and sat down. “Good morning, Mr. Darius.” Joey hastily greeted, offering him a slight nod. “Morning,” Elijah responded.

Still confused that the son–in–law of the Hayes family that is rumored to be leeching off his new wife and causing conflict between her and her family so he could be in control of her money is a major shareholder in Delphi Oil Co. and has such influence on the owner had Florida speechless for a while.

“Is he who we were waiting on?” Florida blurted out, confused and worried, slowly a sense of regret and embarrassment creeping upon her.

“You are Elijah Darius… Peach Hayes, husband… the one who just made a huge purchase from our agency…” A guy with a bald spot on his head said with a smirk.

“You are?” Elijah asked, raising an eyebrow.

“Oh, I am Zach, the CEO of Newlands Real Estate Agency.”

“I see,”

Feeling relief that his agency had a relationship with a major shareholder of the company and seeing that as an advantage for him, Zach smiled at Florida with pride in his eyes, saying, “ Because of your purchase, she was able to make employee of the month and got promoted as my executive assistant… I am so glad you choose Newlands Real Estate Agency.” “I chose the house,” Elijah cut him off, his face emotionless and his eyes dull.

Zach blinked several times as realization dawned on him and then a small smile appeared on his lips as he chuckled nervously, saying, “Sorry, I don‘t follow.”

“I did not choose Newlands Real Estate Agency. I chose the house. Honestly, your service was just the worst… it made my wife annoyed, which I hate, and umm… it belittled and alsed disrespected us, in front of others too… I would have never bought the house if I wasn‘t in love with it.” Elijah explained, not even bothering to raise his voice, but somehow, the words came out harsh and cold. “Mr. Darius… 1–1–…” Florida stuttered while she tried to figure out what to say, feeling pressured by her boss‘s glare. A small smile tugged on Elijah‘s lips, and yet, his eyes looked uninterested as they met hers and he asked, “What? Do you also think this company is not compatible to buy the property you guys want us to purchase, now that you know that I am a shareholder here… Does my presence in this company diminish its worth, since I can not afford like some of the friends you have, as you said?” ‘Oh, she did what I did… judge a book by its cover before reading it.‘ Joey thought nervously, looking at Florida‘s gaze as it darted from Elijah to him, and then to her boss. Looking back at Elijah, Florida hesitated, and before she could bring herself to say something, Elijah let out calmly, “I have wasted you all time, and let me not continue. Let‘s begin the

presentation.”

“Umm… The Delta Real Agency will go first then.” Joey quickly offered.

the tension in the air was thicker than ever, as Elijah sat motionless, watching a guy stand from

Alexander Dreyer,” the man said while taking

took turns presenting to the shareholders and the board of directors until finally, it was Newlands Real Estate Agency turn to

Elijah, but his face remained blank and cold as he

reach for the flash drive on the desk, her boss grabbed it, making her hands freeze in

sit this

was the one who studied for the…” Florida tried protesting, her voice weak, but her boss gave her a don‘t–you–dare look. Then when he noticed everyone glaring at them impatiently, he let out a nervous laugh and then walked over to the projector, meeting

are capable of giving all of our customers a hundred percent

the board of directors gave a dry cough, making the tension

tried his hardest to remain calm and not show his nervousness, but he

O‘Sullivan mumbled, yet his voice was still

then started speaking. “I am selling you a building… This building!” Plugging in

presentation was a bit longer than the others, and the board members, Joey, and the other real estate agents were growing frustrated, but Elijah was attentive, listening

the room went dead silent again, as everyone watched him

was seated, Joey looked over at Elijah and said, “We have seen all the

for votes

Xander Agency‘s proposal. The Architecture of the building is very aesthetically pleasing, has a high level of quality, is excellent, and has many features that can improve the business

fell over the conference room again as people looked around, and Zach tightened his grip around the hard drive, as he fought against his

the outside is spacious, making it perfect

has better judgment than I thought. I had that building in mind from the moment I saw it on the screen and thought he would choose differently.” Mr. Neon

those votes were in, the rest of the board of directors immediately followed the exact lead, after all,

my leave.” Elijah announced with cold authority as he began rising from