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.

were like a doormat to the Hayes family more than their son-in-law, and all of sudden, you are making millions of dollars investment in

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

spoke slowly

flinch under his scrutiny, and he knew that this man

and you coming on?” Elijah asked, feeling glad that he had Rookie investigate the congressman today just so he could have

remark, tonight seemed to have taken a different turn, and it was only fair that he got revenge for

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

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

toward Dylan and

crossing her arms and uttering in a low,

had no business addressing me with such disrespect.” Elijah calmly

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

the table with Butcher, are they his equal, or his yes-men?” Elijah casually asked, his eyes steady on Check’s

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

this was the right approach, and then he mumbled, “What the heck… I have been kissing up to these

sir?” A waiter suddenly

glaring at him, and

will take two,” Bryan said, still a bit

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

friend “Excuse me

water running from the faucet was the only thing heard in the

drowning in the peace that being

then hastily drying his hand

gaze to stare at the janitor, only to recognize the face underneath the face cap,

“Jessica.”

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

putting on his guest list because he didn’t

name for an invite.” Mr. Butcher said with

me as a last-minute guest, Sir,” Josh said with this look

Jessica that Elijah Darius had locked her in the bathroom and