The Marvelous Elijah's Return

Putting a price on Justice

“Why is Elijah not dead yet?!” Madam Jewel screamed, her voice echoing throughout the walls of the

living room of the Hayes mansion. “We are in the new month and that scumbag told me last month that

he was going to complete his job soon, and now, we still have a pest problem. The living room went

silent after those words and none of her children spoke for a while, their faces clouded with worry.

But then Cora couldn‘t hold back her thoughts again saying, “How is he doing this?!... We all thought he

would be dead by now, but he‘s still very much alive... We thought Investistic Co. would be bankrupt by

now, but in the past few days, the company has started operating again with new employees and will

soon kick off... Nothing is adding up.”

“... I tried talking to an employee from ‘SEC‘ to tell me about the document those fools made Elijah get a

hold of and see if we can get them out of the company. But I got told that Elijah has all the original copies

and the agency is working with the photocopies. He refused to let them keep the original.” Dean sighed

with a look of helplessness on his face.

There was this reluctant look in Mathew‘s expression as he withheld his words for a second and said, “I

tried using my contacts to get the investigation to be terminated, but Mr. Bamford is going in hard on this

case, and most of the officers I had spoken with say that the case is high profile and the chief has the

best detectives on it. They can‘t do anything.”

“He‘s a good digger... he‘s somehow in a gang... He‘s hanging out with a man like Bryan Check... He‘s

running a company that should have gone bankrupt by now, and now, he has somehow manipulated the

chief of police to his will... This isn‘t making sense anymore!!” Amelia said as she threw her hands in the

air in frustration.

Screwing his face into a frown, Tommy ball his fingers into a fist and let out, “How is that bastard getting

the money to do all this shit!! Didn‘t Melina tell us when she first brought up the idea of marrying him that

he didn‘t have a job and much connection in this country, so what is this?! How is he pulling all these

shits off... at a fast pace!”

That was a question no one had an answer for and the room went cold with silence.

“So, what now?” Elmer finally found the courage to ask, trying to be hopeful even though the room had a

hopeless vibe.

The quietness dragged on after his questions and within a matter of seconds, he was pissed, and he

suddenly lashed out, “So, you all are fucking giving up on me?!”

“Damnit, Elm. Shut the hell up! No one is giving up on your ass, but Elijah is shutting down all of our

efforts to erase this shit that you brought on yourself!!” Eli roared at his brother.

“The problem I created? If Dean‘s useless child would have kept her legs closed and stayed the hell

away from that piece of shit, I wouldn‘t have this problem in the first place.” Elmer snapped back. Without

a word and rage pumping through his veins, Dean rushed from his chair and locked his grip around his

brother‘s throat, causing immediate chaos in the situation as Mathew and Tommy tried to pull him away

while Madam Jewel and her daughters screamed for Dean to stop.

After a lot of struggle, Mathew managed to hug onto his brother‘s waist and yank him back,

but not before Dean had gotten the chance to strike Elmer in the face, screaming, “Keep my daughter‘s

name out of your fucking mouth!!” “But it‘s the truth!” Elmer pushed on, wiping the blood from his cut.

“Elm, that‘s enough nonsense!” Madam Jewel screamed, trying to get back dominance in the situation.

Looking his mother dead in the eyes, his face went cold as he let out in a deadpan tone, “This is your

fault! If it wasn‘t for your bullshit plan, this would have never happened. You should have let Peach stay

the fuck away from this family!”

Before Madam Jewel could get the chance to say a word, Elmer looked at his siblings and said, ” Don‘t

you guys get it?! You are all filthy sinners with dirt that could land you guys in worse conditions than me...

If this boy gets me, he is one step further to being bolder to come for the rest of you...! Mark my words!”

The truth in his statement was enough to shut everyone up, and they knew that he was right... Elijah was

a threat that was getting bigger and more powerful than they expected, and now that the table was

slowly turning, they had no idea how to shift it back in their favor.

The sudden sound of footsteps made the living room silent, and the curiosity in the atmosphere quickly

shifted into fear as Butler Gray walked through the doorway with ten police officers and Mr. Bamford.

Immediately, Madam Jewel‘s heart dropped, and the color drained from her face as she watched one of

the officers reach for his handcuffs while the chief constable announced,“ Elmer Hayes, we have a

warrant for your arrest, and you have the right to a lawyer and to remain silent, or else anything you say

or do will be used against you in court. Do you understand these terms?”

As terror washed over his face, Elmer‘s breathing became uneven and shaky as an officer walked up to

him, locking his wrists with the cuffs.

His siblings just stood there, dumbfoundedly, in disbelief at the sight of Elmer in cuffs, but that wasn‘t

what shock them, but the fact that this was Elijah doing. “Bamford, can we talk,” Madam Jewel asked,

looking at the officer pleadedly as she fought the urge to lose herself to her emotions.

Hesitantly, the chief constable looked at her, and then he sighed, asking, “What is it, ma‘am?” “Can you

step this way for a second, please?” Madam Jewel asked politely, eyeing the cuffs on her son‘s hands

and the other policemen. There was a brief pause, and then Mr. Bamford nodded his head at her and

followed her a couple of steps away from the others.

“For the past few days, I have been coming to your office, and you refuse to see me...” Madam Jewel

whispered as if to avoid any eavesdropping ears around them. “My days have been occupied with work,”

Mr. Bamford replied, avoiding looking directly at her.

“Too busy to see me, I see, and that‘s okay. But what I want to know now is how much did it cost?”

“Excuse me?”

Looking over his shoulder to peek at the other officers, she sighed heavily and then focused back on

him, saying, “How much did Elijah pay you to do this to my boy, huh? Whatever it is, I can double that...

No, I can triple it.” “Ma‘am, never again insult me in this manner. You can‘t put a price on justice, and if I

had the slightest doubt that Elmer isn‘t the wrongdoer here, the handcuffs would change course. But

your son is the perpetrator... the evidence is completed and undeniable, so please excuse me... I have a

job to do.”

Speechless, Madam Jewel watched as Mr. Bamford walked away and approached his men,

commanding, “Take him away.”

The room felt like a graveyard at night as Elmer was carried away in handcuffs, making the rest of the

Hayes watch in horror, and then, Madam Jewel‘s face hardened after the officers had left with her son,

and she picked up her phone before hurrying away. “Mom, where are you going?” Cora cried in concern,

but her words were left unanswered as Madam Jewel disappeared into the hallway.

Slightly waking up from the bed, Elijah slowly kissed Peach bareback, his fingers tracing down her spine

slowly and gently.

Without opening her eyes, a smile formed on Peach‘s lips as she whispered, “Good morning, my love!”

And then she turned over to her right to meet his eyes, just staring at him with a smile on her face as the

memories from last night came rushing back into her mind, and she couldn‘t help but blush slightly.

Then like a switch had clicked in her head, she noticed the brightness of the sun coming through the

glass, and she mumbled, “You are not leaving early today?”

Shaking his head, Elijah brushed her hair behind her ear and whispered, “I was waiting on you to wake

up because today is the day.” “What?” Peach huskily whispered, sleep still weighing her heavy eyelids,

“What‘s going on?” Smiling widely, Elijah cupped her cheek and mumbled, “The company is ready to be

fully operated. Although Elmer‘s awful leadership took a toll on it, we have everything needed to have it

running up again, so you can finally take charge.” “Hold up, wait, what does that mean?” Peach asked in

confusion. With a soft chuckle, Elijah pressed his lips to hers in a tender kiss as he whispered, “You are

going with me to work today.”

Her eyes widened in astonishment as Peach stared at him with wide eyes and she let out,” Seriously?!”

When Elijah nodded, she rushed into his arms and wrapped them tightly around his neck. Smiling softly,

she hugged him tightly and murmured, “Thank you, thank you, thank you! This is the best present

anyone has ever given me!” The sound of his ringtone had no respect for the moment and ruined it with

its harsh voice, which caused Elijah to look over at the nightstand, reaching for it, When he finally picked

it up, he noticed Jerome ‘s name flashing across the screen and he

immediately answered, “J,” “The spy we planted outside of the Hayes mansion just confirmed that Elmer

Hayes has gotten arrested and is leaving the fence in a police car.” Jerome informed him. Knowing that

shit was about to get way uglier and dangerous than before, Elijah paused for a moment, looking at

Peach before mumbling, “Thanks for the heads up, J.”

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