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. 

lawyer we interrogated that night?... Yeah, I did...

you have your ears on the ground, and any piece of information about that

me, okay, J?”

“Yes, boss.” 

attended your wedding, and unfortunately, she couldn‘t bring her boyfriend because he was in jail

call about?” Elijah

me that Madam Jewel is 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 talk right now.”

see... Text me

of the building, Scorpio took out his pack of cigarettes, not caring that he left

to take a smoke when his phone started

a while until finally hearing Scorpio

me your number,”

see, you and Jerome are that close for such informalities,

see the

how to appreciate and respect people, even if there‘s a huge

where Scorpio was taking this conversation, Elijah held back his tongue and

grandmother–in–law is in my office, waiting for my final decision on if I am taking the job to kill you or not,” Scorpio said with a small chuckle before taking a puff from his

I have heard,”

okay guy, and they love their current job with you, so, I am not

and all, but take

cough a little bit before letting out, “What? You .

for a while and earn some Hayes‘ cash in the process.” Elijah said, looking at

“I am listening.” 

payment from twenty to forty thousand”

of money for your

twenty thousand down payment, and then tell her you will request for your balance after my death... So even without killing me, you still get the full price

surfaced on Scorpio‘s face at those

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

when Dice approached him and said, “Boss, our men are on

said before focusing back on

am not dead yet, tell her that you will soon get the job done, and let her spent her nights and every waking moment waiting and stressing for news that will

She seems like those kind of rich douches with nasty attitudes toward us lowlife, who society has cast aside to be

and drag on, and then he said, “If that‘s the case, then | would like to give you a job... not to kill anyone, but protect.”

am listening,” Scorpio answered again with

list of people that I hold dear to my heart, my mother–in–law, my wife, a couple of guys‘ names, Ryan, Rookie, Matt, and James, and then there‘s me... I am going in full swing for the Hayes, and I know this

to get tired of asking me to finish the job

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