Putting a price on Justice

 “Why is Elijah not dead yet?!” Madam Jewel screamed, her voice echoing throughout the walls of the living room of the Hayes mansion. “We are in the new month and that scumbag told me last month that he was going to complete his job soon, and now, we still have a pest problem. The living room went silent after those words and none of her children spoke for a while, their faces clouded with worry. 

But then Cora couldn‘t hold back her thoughts again saying, “How is he doing this?!... We all thought he would be dead by now, but he‘s still very much alive... We thought Investistic Co. would be bankrupt by now, but in the past few days, the company has started operating again with new employees and will soon kick off... Nothing is adding up.” 

“... I tried talking to an employee from ‘SEC‘ to tell me about the document those fools made Elijah get a hold of and see if we can get them out of the company. But I got told that Elijah has all the original copies and the agency is working with the photocopies. He refused to let them keep the original.” Dean sighed with a look of helplessness on his face. 

There was this reluctant look in Mathew‘s expression as he withheld his words for a second and said, “I tried using my contacts to get the investigation to be terminated, but Mr. Bamford is going in hard on this case, and most of the officers I had spoken with say that the case is high profile and the chief has the best detectives on it. They can‘t do anything.” 

“He‘s a good digger... he‘s somehow in a gang... He‘s hanging out with a man like Bryan Check... He‘s running a company that should have gone bankrupt by now, and now, he has somehow manipulated the chief of police to his will... This isn‘t making sense anymore!!” Amelia said as she threw her hands in the air in frustration. 

Screwing his face into a frown, Tommy ball his fingers into a fist and let out, “How is that bastard getting the money to do all this shit!! Didn‘t Melina tell us when she first brought up the idea of marrying him that he didn‘t have a job and much connection in this country, so what is this?! How is he pulling all these shits off... at a fast pace!” 

That was a question no one had an answer for and the room went cold with silence. 

“So, what now?” Elmer finally found the courage to ask, trying to be hopeful even though the room had a hopeless vibe. 

The quietness dragged on after his questions and within a matter of seconds, he was pissed, and he suddenly lashed out, “So, you all are fucking giving up on me?!” 

your ass, but Elijah is shutting down all of our efforts

have this problem in the first place.” Elmer snapped back. Without a word and rage pumping through his veins, Dean rushed from his chair and locked his grip around his brother‘s throat, causing immediate chaos in the situation as Mathew and Tommy tried to pull him away while Madam Jewel and her daughters screamed for Dean

hug onto his brother‘s waist and yank

Dean had gotten the chance to strike Elmer in the face, screaming, “Keep my daughter‘s name out of your fucking mouth!!” “But it‘s the

that‘s enough nonsense!” Madam Jewel screamed, trying to get back dominance in the situation. Looking his mother dead in the eyes, his face went cold as he let out in a deadpan tone, “This is your fault! If it wasn‘t for your bullshit plan, this would have never happened. You should

” Don‘t you guys get it?! You are all filthy sinners with dirt that could land you guys in worse conditions than me... If this boy gets me, he is one step further to being bolder to come for

he was right... Elijah was a threat that was getting bigger and more powerful than they

shifted

 

while the chief constable announced,“ Elmer Hayes, we have a warrant for your arrest, and you have the right to a lawyer and to remain silent, or else anything you say or do will be used against you in

became uneven and shaky as an officer walked up to him, locking his wrists with the

of Elmer in cuffs, but that wasn‘t what shock them, but the fact that this was Elijah doing. “Bamford, can we talk,” Madam Jewel asked, looking at the officer

at her, and then he sighed, asking, “What is it, ma‘am?” “Can you step this way for a second, please?” Madam Jewel asked politely, eyeing the cuffs on her son‘s hands and the other policemen. There was a brief pause, and then Mr. Bamford nodded his head at her and followed her

to see me...” Madam Jewel whispered as if to avoid any eavesdropping ears around them. “My days have been occupied with work,” Mr. Bamford replied, avoiding looking directly at her.

see, and that‘s okay. But what I want to know now is how much did it

“Excuse me?” 

peek at the other officers, she sighed heavily and then focused back on him, saying, “How much did Elijah pay you to do this to my boy, huh? Whatever it is, I can double that... No, I can triple it.” “Ma‘am, never again insult me in this manner. You can‘t put a price on justice, and if I had the slightest doubt that Elmer isn‘t the wrongdoer here, the handcuffs would change

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