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. 

what happened to Meeks, right?” “That lawyer we interrogated that night?... Yeah, I did... Something about him driving off

‘so can you have your ears on the ground,

to me, okay,

“Yes, boss.” 

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

Elijah asked, sounding very

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

see... Text me it.”

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

about to take a smoke when his phone started ringing and he slowly took

for a while until finally hearing Scorpio say, “Elijah Darius?”

number,” Elijah replied with a

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

I don‘t see the reason to not be.”

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

this conversation, Elijah held back

in my office, waiting for my final decision on if I am taking the job to kill you or not,” Scorpio said

have heard,”

Jerome, you are an okay guy, and they love their current job with you,

and all, but

cigarette and cough a little bit

while and earn some Hayes‘ cash in the process.” Elijah said, looking at Ryan, eyeing him with a glance of

“I am listening.” 

the offer, but increase the payment from twenty

of money

for your balance after my death... So even without killing me, you still get the

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

his lips as he watched the smoke float away and then said, “I now know why Dice and Jerome are devoted to you... The Hayes are stupid for coming after

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

focusing back on

“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

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

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

listening,” Scorpio answered again

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

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

like yourself... Keep watch in your circle for the names of those people that I called...