The Marvelous Elijah's Return

Chapter 99

Who is my target? 

When the door cracked open, Scorpio stopped sharpening his blade and raised his gaze to stare at his man calmly walking inside, and then he asked in a dead tone, “What is it. Target?” 

Lowering his gaze to the floor, Target hesitated and then mumbled, “There‘s an older lady out there asking about you.” 

from every time he rubbed a little too roughly against it. 

Flinching, Target took a step back and then mumbled, “She wants you to do a job for her, and she claimed to have the money to pay.” 

For a moment, Scorpio didn‘t even react or look up. Then he said, very softly but with enough annoyance in his voice, commanded, “Bring her to me.” 

After a slight bow, Target eyed his boss before walking away without another word, and Scorpio continued to sharpen his blade. 

A couple of minutes later, the door opened again and Madam Jewel walked inside, clutching onto her purse with her face etched with a look of disgust. as her eyes darted about the room. 

After her three bodyguards joined her inside, Target shut the door and eyed his boss, waiting for a reaction. 

“What do you want?” Scorpio asked, laying his blade down and picking up another one. 

With a frown and a nervous glance at her bodyguards, Madam Jewel sighed, staring at him, and said, “I got a job for you.” 

Pausing, Scorpio looked up at her for a second, and then at Target, and understanding his boss‘s signal, Target approached Madam Jewel and tapped her on the hand, saying, “Ma‘am, you can sit he-” 

“Don‘t touch me!!” Madam Jewel lost it, jumping away from Target and glaring at the look of confusion on his face. 

“Please refrain from touching, my madam!” Kent warned, his eyes cold as he glared at Target. 

“Okay, Okay!” Target exclaimed, holding his hands up and backing off slowly. 

reached into her bag for a hand sanitizer, taking some of it with trembling fingers, and dabbing

a deadpan tone, resting

Madam Jewel shrieked, turning around and shooting

you ill with something contagious and don‘t want others touching you before you pass it on to

“You–” 

stuck in her head as the realization of the knife on the

moment, Scorpio glanced at Target and then back at her asking, “What do you

thousand dollars...” Madam Jewel answered instantly, her eyes darting between the knives and him. “To kill a man for me.

pause of hesitation, Madam Jewel finally lifted her gaze and stared right at Scorpio as he asked, “Who

bold eyes, “Well, my driver. He claimed that you are

the best until I took one for a client, lost it all, and went to prison while he still walks free… I have served my

to handle this job... you are trustworthy. Also, He‘s just a nobody and no one will care about his death... you have nothing

over the room again, and Scorpio sat back in his chair, thinking it over for a few seconds before asking, “Who is my target?”

took out a printed photo of Elijah, and placed it on the table in front

closely, Scorpio narrowed his eyes and looked

Jewel nodded firmly, smiling widely. “He‘s just a regular guy... So,

looked at it for a while, and then tossed it back down, saying, “|| can.

and walk around the table, then left her in shock, walking out the

of employees joined the rest in the lobby of Investistic Co. and Elijah stood in front of them, watching their faces as

with Dean Hayes and his son, we are getting summoned again by this guy,” A lady whispered,

alone can not sustain the

turn around and stare at the other fellow as he mumbled,

Investistic Co,” Elijah announced in a loud voice, making everyone go silent

that they thought Elijah was joking with them, but seeing him standing in front of them with a deadass serious expression didn‘t give them any more chances to doubt him.

you say?!” A dude shouted in disbelief, feeling

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