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. 

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

that there‘s more to it, involving the Hayes, ‘so can you have your ears on the ground, and any piece of information about that day about him, before the accident happened or even after it

to me,

“Yes, boss.” 

was in jail and just got out a while back, but I guess she told him about you and her words must have

call about?” Elijah asked, sounding very curious.

and he just informed 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

Text me it.”

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

was about to take a smoke when his phone started ringing and he slowly took it from his pocket, answering the call.

until finally hearing Scorpio

me your number,” Elijah

see, you and Jerome are that close for such informalities, huh?”

don‘t see the reason to not be.”

how to appreciate and respect people, even if

taking this conversation, Elijah held back his tongue and

final decision on if I am taking the job to kill you or not,” Scorpio said with

I have heard,” Elijah responded dryly,

heard from Jerome, you are an okay guy, and they love their current job with you, so, I am not the type to betray family... and since you are somewhat in

sweet and all, but take

little bit before letting out, “What? You .

in the process.” Elijah said, looking at Ryan, eyeing him with a glance of worry and curiosity in his

“I am listening.” 

payment from twenty to forty thousand”

that kind of

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

at those

said, “I now know why Dice

approached him and said, “Boss, our men are on their way here.”

before focusing back

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 moment waiting and stressing for news

is that I am glad I settled for your side and not hers... She seems like those kind of rich douches with nasty attitudes toward us lowlife, who society has

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

answered again with the same cocky tone.

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,

same. She‘s going to get tired of asking me to finish the job at some point.”

a henchman for hire, so you must know others like yourself... Keep watch in your 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 get paid every month.”