The Marvelous Elijah's Return

Read The Marvelous Elijah’s Return By Rever Chapter 121 – Call me A forced smile tugged on Madam Jewel’s lip as she gazed at Elijah, but he was too focused on the photos that Scorpio was sending him.

“Elijah,” Madam Jewel called out, watching her tone.

Playing deaf to her, Elijah kept his gaze on his screen, and that had her frownings lightly.

“Elijah, how is Peach?” Madam Jewel asked once again, trying for a more friendly tone as she tried to figure out what was going on.

Immediately, Elijah’s grip tightened on his phone, his gaze froze for a while before he sighed and turned off his screen, shoving the device back into his pocketbefore glaring up at her, annoyed at her hypocrisy.

“You should know how she is doing,” Elijah calmly uttered as he stood from the couch.

A nervous look passed over Madam Jewel’s face, but before she could speak out, Mr. Bamford cut in, “Is Mrs Darius at the company?”.

“No,” Elijah answered a bit stiffly, meeting Madam Jewel’s eyes with a dark stare.

“She’s at home…

feeling a bit under the weather.” Taking his gaze away from the old woman’s worried eyes, Elijah gave the chief constable a small smile and said, “I shouldget back to her.” ‘He is actually playing Jacob’s game! But…

something is not adding up,’ Madam Jewel thought, her eyebrows furrowing as she watched the smile on Elijah’s face, and something about him grinningwhile knowing that his wife was in captivity made chills run down her spine.

With one last smile directed towards the old man, Elijah turned on his heels and walked over to Madam Jewel, stoppingright by her, causing her sons and grandson to tense up, and ready to attack Elijah.

“How are your daughters,granddaughters, daughters‐in‐law, and granddaughters‐in‐law doing?” Elijah whispered, his tone low and dark, hisvoice laced with poison, causing a sense of fear to settle deep inside Madam Jewel.

Her eyes froze open, and then she turned her head to look at him, a look of terror etched acrossher features.

moment their eyes met, the atmosphere became so thick that even Madam Jewel couldn’t breathe, it was like someone had pressed the pause button

‘It was you…

staring at Elijah with

hands, Josh stepped in front of Elijah, puffing his chest, and asked, “What did you say to mygrandmother just now?” “Mr.

my office and the

words‐” “No one here heard what he saidto her, except Madam Jewel, and if she’s not complaining…” Just by the coldness in Elijah’s eyes, Josh stepped back, letting out to please his ego, “Count yourself lucky,” Not uttering a word, Elijah was about to take a step when Madam Jewel grabbed his arm, and he paused, turning

Madam Jewel said to him, giving

rather not,” Elijah replied calmly, yet, his fingers curled into

Jewel knew the scale between the control Elijah had over her was at a height that she could only be

desperation, and after a few seconds,

total shock as everyone stared at Elijah and her, not believing the one word that had left her lips, and he

a few minutes of silence, he opened his eyes and looked directly at Madam Jewel, reached into his pocket, and took out his wallet,

commanded, handing Madam Jewel the

and after the first sentence, she wanted to smack herself

pulled his arm back,

Hayeses this visit?” Mr. Bamford suddenly asked, looking at Madam

speak, Dean opened his mouth, but Madam Jewel beat him to it

Elmer is fine.” “Elmer?!” Dean

“But‐” “Shut up, Dean.” An awkward silence fell upon them, and her sons stared at each other, not sure what to say, especially

her right where he wanted her, and he was going to bend

moment Elijah stepped out of the building and entered the backseat of his car, Rick looked

car, and he knew exactly who was calling, ignoring the noise and

Rick mumbled, listening to

out without opening his