The Marvelous Elijah’s Return

The sight of Jessica made Elijah frown slightly, but when their eyes locked, he immediately turned his focus back on Sen.

Butcher who was now shaking hands with Bryan, “Happy birthday, Mr. Butcher.

It’s always my pleasure getting an invitation to your birthday celebrations each year.” Bryan said with a faint grin as he let go of the old man’s hand.

Returning a small smile, Mr. Butcher then darted his eyes on Elijah, mumbling, “Not a lady tonight… you have upgraded your plus one to someone way more intriguing.” “Happy birthday Congressman Butcher.

It’s my honor to be here to celebrate your big sixty…” Elijah humbly replied, but the look in his eyes was still piercing even though he tried not to show it

His gaze softened slightly when he saw the calm smile Mr. Butcher had sent him which was enough to put Elijah’s heart at ease and to make him grin at the old man.

“Isabella, come here, please.” Mr. Butcher instructed, looking back at a young beauty, pointing to the young woman standing next to Jessica.

When Isabella moved beside her father, he smiled proudly at her and then said, “This is the apple of my eye…” Looking back at Jessica, he signaled her to come to the front and then added, “And her best friend… I am sure you guys have met… Well, you were married to her friend… Melina.

So, I am right, right?” “We have,” Elijah said, only focusing on the old man.

With a wild smile, Jessica extended her hand as she whispered seductively, “Hello, Mr. Darius… I must say, I am in love with your suit.” .

Sizing her with his eyes, Elijah’s face remained numbed with emotion as he said coldly, “My wife has good taste in clothes.”

For a moment, Jessica looked taken aback by his words.

However, she quickly recovered from it, but her remark left a weird atmosphere among them.

“I would have been shocked and a bit enraged to see you at my party, and Bryan bringing you here would have been an insult to me if I wasn’t aware of the sudden headway you are making in the business world… How did you do it?” Sen.

Butcher asked, looking at Elijah with his shrewd eyes.

“How did I do what?” Elijah asked in an unamused tone, knowing the insult within Mr. Butcher’s words.

The old man could see in Elijah’s eyes, boldness instead of fear, and he wasn’t sure if it was arrogance or pure confidence that fueled those qualities.

family more than their son-in-law, and all of sudden, you are making millions of dollars investment in huge companies that should have gone bankrupt and breathing life into

a deadbeat lowlife, so how you managed to pull such a feat is

slowly and

but he didn’t flinch under his scrutiny, and he knew

that thing that is going on between the Supreme Court and you coming on?” Elijah asked, feeling glad that he had Rookie investigate the congressman today just so he could have a smooth

and it was only fair that he got revenge for the earlier insult’s he

on the Senator’s features as he opened his mouth to speak, but Dylan appeared,

I steal you for a second, birthday boy!” Dylan exclaimed excitedly, but his smile quickly faded because of the tension between Senator

Dylan and

her arms and uttering in a low, disgusted tone, “Who do you think

business addressing me with such

fear, Bryan grabbed Elijah’s arm and pulled him back to a safe distance before mumbling,” What are you doing? These are

are they his equal, or his yes-men?” Elijah

took over as Bryan realized what Elijah was trying to say, and he knew that he was right about it as he listened to Elijah continued, “People don’t respect those they can easily intimidate, and if I want to establish dominance that matches the

then he mumbled, “What the heck… I have been kissing up to these

sir?” A waiter suddenly appeared

head as he eyed Jessica and Isabella glaring at him, and he knew not to

two,” Bryan said, still

Elijah looked at him slightly worried,” Don’t drink the entire tray… I will be back… need to use the restroom.” Once he had patted Bryan on the back, Elijah walked off with Dice, and Jessica’s eyes followed him for a second before

to her friend “Excuse me

later, and the sound of the water running from the faucet was the

she asleep?” Elijah mumbled, drowning in the peace that being away from the noise

made him open his eyes, turning off the faucet and then hastily drying his hand on a paper towel only to freeze

raised his gaze to stare at the janitor, only to recognize

“Jessica.”

sip of his wine, Mr. Butcher couldn’t get Elijah and his words out of his head, and in frustration, he mumbled, “How did he get wind of something so classified and sealed in the system and on

putting on his guest list because he didn’t want to be a part

for an invite.” Mr. Butcher said with a

daughter added me as a last-minute guest, Sir,” Josh said

from Jessica that Elijah Darius had locked her in the bathroom and is… umm… forcing himself on