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.

a doormat to the Hayes 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

so how you managed

slowly

flinch under his scrutiny, and he knew that

glad that he had Rookie investigate the congressman today just so he could have a smooth conversation

after the Senator’s cocky remark, tonight seemed to have taken a different turn, and it was only fair that he got revenge for the earlier insult’s he threw at

opened his mouth to speak, but

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

turning toward Dylan and

Butcher had left with Mr. Dylan, Isabella scowled at Elijah, crossing her arms and uttering in

addressing me

back to a safe distance before mumbling,” What are you doing? These are the guys

table with Butcher, are they his equal, or his yes-men?” Elijah casually

don’t respect those they can easily intimidate, and if I want to establish dominance that matches the five energy, I can not stick my tail between

“What the heck…

waiter suddenly appeared out of nowhere

he eyed Jessica and Isabella glaring at him, and he knew

Bryan said, still a bit

he took a third, and 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

mumbled to her friend “Excuse me sa

before the mirror, a while later, and the sound of the water running from the faucet was the only

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

opening made him open his eyes, turning off the faucet and then hastily drying his hand on a paper towel only to freeze for a while when he suddenly heard the door

the janitor,

“Jessica.”

in frustration, he mumbled, “How did he

rested on a face that he didn’t remember putting on his

don’t recall listing your name for an invite.” Mr. Butcher said with a frown when

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

had locked her in