The Marvelous Elijah's Return

Just get the job done 

The elevator slowly opened, and Daniel Ferguson along with a couple of old dudes walked out, looking confused like children separated from their parents at the grocery store. 

When Daniel‘s eyes locked with Elijah, he scowled slightly, and then walked over to them, saying, “It‘s you.” 

“Who are these guys?” Elijah questioned, raising an eyebrow at the other. 

Looking back, Daniel stared at his colleagues‘ faces, and then faced Elijah saying, “Mr. Boone, Elrod, Madden, Laurier, Viotto, Fox, Caddel, Francis, and Mr. Amana... The members of the board.” 

“You are...” Mr. Elrod stated bluntly, gazing at Elijah. “Madam Jewel‘s new grandson–in–law... Where is your wife.” 

“Home,” Elijah said with a casual expression. 

An awkward silence settled in the atmosphere as the board of directors ignored him and then stared around. 

And almost in unison, they focused back on Elijah and asked, “Where is everyone?” 

“Gone,” Elijah said in the same indifferent manner. 

“Gone?” Mr. Fox repeated with a disbelieving look. “Gone where?!” 

Getting a bit frustrated with the questioning, Elijah rubbed his forehead and said, “I fired them.” 

“What?! Are you crazy!?” Mr. Caddel blurted out. “Where is your wife? Why did she let you here unsupervised, after all, she now owns this place?!” 

The way Elijah‘s expression shifted from calm to annoyed made them instantly change their tone from demanding to worried ones. 

“You ten should go home too and come back on Saturday for the board meeting,” Elijah said flatly. 

“But...” Mr. Laurier stuttered, pausing when Elijah looked away from them. 

Focusing on Dice, Elijah‘s face hardened as he said, “Can you get a couple of men to come here? This company is going under lockdown for now, and no one not allowed in this building should be here. If they are, throw them out.” 

“I am on it, boss.” Dice let out before walking off to make the call. 

A look of annoyance clouded the faces of the directors, but they didn‘t argue, and instead, walked back to . the elevator to get their things from their offices. 

Suddenly, Elijah‘s phone buzzed, and he shut his eyes to calm his stress. After the second rang, he drew a deep breath and answered the phone, resting it against his ear. 

“J, I had thoughts to call you but have been occupied.” Elijah let out calmly. 

“Is something wrong, boss?” Jerome‘s voice came through the line. 

to Meeks, right?” “That lawyer we interrogated that night?... Yeah, I did...

your ears on the ground,

it to me, okay, J?”

“Yes, boss.” 

Jerome‘s voice came through the line again, “About the Hayes… My cousin attended your wedding, and unfortunately, she couldn‘t bring her boyfriend because he was in jail and just got out a while back,

about?” Elijah asked,

there with your photos, offering him twenty thousand to kill you, and since he knows who you are through my cousin, he wanted to ask me to give his number to you, so you two can

Text me

took out his pack of cigarettes, not caring that he left Madam Jewel and

lighting it, he was about to take a smoke when his phone started ringing and

for a while until finally hearing Scorpio say,

just sent me your number,” Elijah replied

you and Jerome are that close

the reason to not be.”

I admire that… A man who knows how to appreciate and respect people, even if there‘s a huge gap

conversation, Elijah held back his tongue

I am taking the job to kill you or

heard,” Elijah

from what I heard from Jerome, you are an okay guy, and they love their current job with you, so, I am not the type to

and all, but take

words made Scorpio choke on his cigarette and cough a little bit before letting out, “What? You . want me

in the process.” Elijah said, looking at

“I am listening.” 

but increase the payment from twenty to forty

of money for your death...”

so, ‘yes‘ Ask her for a twenty thousand down payment, and then tell her you will request for your balance after my death... So even

smile surfaced on Scorpio‘s face at those words, and

said, “I now know why Dice and Jerome are devoted to you... The Hayes are stupid for coming after a man

when Dice approached him and said,

before focusing back on

Scorpio watched the sky as he listened to Elijah‘s voice say, “And every time she calls you to find out why I am not dead yet, tell her that you will soon get the job done, and let her spent her nights and every waking

your side and not hers... She seems

Elijah allowed the silence to settle and drag on, and then he said, “If that‘s the case, then | would like to give you a job... not to

Scorpio answered again with the same

Matt, and James, and then

tired of asking

circle for the names of those people that I called... I will send you pictures later… Alert me if there‘s a target on their back, and