The Marvelous Elijah’s Return

Chapter 147

Allegations The anger Elijah selt suddenly burst out of his throat in a bitter laugh as he ignored ihe pain it caused him, lis rage fuelling his courage, and then his face went cold as he said, “I did no such thing, and maybe if our Senator would have used liis brain and not his heart-”

Frowning, Isabella raised her hand, swinging it for his face, but Elijah caught it in midair and tossed her hand away froin him carelessly. “How dare you!” Sen. Butcher shouted, moving for Elijah, but Dice, Larry, and Rick stood in his way, Dice mumbling with a deatlı stare, “Fuck off.”

Raw shock flooded Mrs. Butcher’s Tace, and she turned her attention towards her husband wlio seemed to be lost in his thoughts as he stared frozen at all the men surrounding Elijah.

Scowling, Elijah met the senator’s gaze, saying, “All I wanted was to congratulate you on turning sixty and have a nice night, but you had to join in with those two in ollending me-”

“You see yourself as the victim here?!” Isabella lashed out in disbeliel, pissed at the sight of Elijah.

“Wow!!!

“I am, and this nonsense is not going to slide by me!”

The boldness of Elijah had the guests in shock, coníused that he would even dare to act this audaciously when such an accusation was being carried out against him.

“Has he lost his mind because he knows the penalty of his crime?” A lady whispered in disgust, rolling her eyes upon hearing his confession.

“Honestly, there is something off about this man… The way his life can not stick to one narrative and constantly shifts is just too mucli… He’s a stay-at-home husband, then a cheater, and next, a gold digger… I heard he’s ill a gang, then he is suddenly a businessman, hanging out with Bryan Checks, and now he’s a rapist?” The other lady mullered with disgust. folding her arms across her chest.

As Mr. Astor was about to give Elijali a picce of his mind, he shut up when he saw Elijalı take out his phone, strolling tlırough it for a moment and then resting it against his ear.

“Hello, Mr. Bamford,” Elijah said the monient the chief constable accepted his call.

“Mr. Darius, the way you are calling this late, is everything alright?” Mr. Bamford asked, “Not at all. I have been assaulted and nearly killed tonight, and I need you.” “Location?!”

“It’s 23rd Street, Steel Ava, Blackbird mansion…”

“Wait?… That’s the congressman’s place. Elijali, what liave you done?”

the one offended, and I can prove

dracced on the line for a while, and elijah abruptly sighed, ending the call, and then lie messaged the video to

Mr. Bainford called him back

men and I are on our way.” “I will wait on you and your officers then,” Elijah said before ending the call. The silence afterward made the party seem more like a funeral service than a

gone mad.” The other

of a lunatic and had finally lost his mind. “Where is my daughter?!” Mr. Astor shouled, hesitating to see that Elijah’s men were surrounding him. “Tony slammed a door in lier face, and she is in the bathroom, bleeding out on the floor.” Elijah casually told the old man. “Oh no…” His wife mullered, covering her mouth as the

chest swelling up with fury.

go and

man looked sideways at his two bodyguards and then walked

sighed, abandoning his post and walking over to Elijah. Stopping by his side, Dice whispered in his ear, “You need to seek medical attention.” “Not

“Let’s not, Dice.”

minutes went by with everyone waiting, and the Senator kept his peace as a sense of dilemina plagued

sound of the siren to echo into the

police himself if he knows that he’s

then the realization that Josh was the one who

Mr. Butcher thought, feeling uneasy inside as reality slowly settled in the

think any more of it, the sound of the hall door

fifteen of bis men, moving to where he saw the Senator,

face him, Mr. Bamford’s brain went blank for a whole minute and then he rushed over to him, causing Elijah’s men to step aside, giving way to him. “Who messed you up like this?!” Mr. Bamford

and lie looked over at the senator, asking boldly “Such a strong allegation is being placed against you Mr. Butcher. What’s your position on this issue, Mr. Butcher?” The feeling of other eyes on him made Mr. Butcher feel uncomfortable as he glanced backat the Chief Constable, and

to your CCTV footage then, Mr. Butcher?” Mr. Bamford asked calmly. A sense of annoyance awoke in the Senator,

part of the investigation, and I would need you here with Mr. Darius… If you can just ask someone else to

“Isabelle, please take the chief constable to the security room.” For a moment, Isabella scowled at Elijah before

frowned at Mr. Bamford and said,

aside her questions made Isabella annoyed, but she too

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