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. 

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

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 did,

to me,

“Yes, boss.” 

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

about?” Elijah asked, sounding very curious.

since he knows who you are through my cousin, he wanted

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

when his phone started ringing and he

didn‘t speak for a while until finally hearing Scorpio say,

number,” Elijah replied with a

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

don‘t see the reason to not

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

this conversation,

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

heard,” Elijah responded

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

but take the job.”

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

her for a while and earn some Hayes‘ cash in the process.” Elijah

“I am listening.” 

the payment from twenty to forty thousand”

that kind of money for your death...”

her for a 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

at those words, and an amused

as he watched the smoke float away and then said, “I now know why Dice and Jerome are devoted to you...

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

before focusing back on the call.

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 moment waiting and stressing for news

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

then he said, “If that‘s the case, then | would like to give

listening,” Scorpio answered again with the

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 will not be their last

the same. She‘s going to get tired of asking me to

for the names of those people that I called... I will send you pictures later…