The Marvelous Elijah's Return

Chapter 144

It hurt

The sight of Jessica made Elijah frown slightly, but when their eyes locked, he immediately turned his focus back on Sen. Butcher who was now shaking hands with Bryan, “Happy birthday, Mr. Butcher. It’s always my pleasure getting an invitation to your birthday celebrations each year.” Bryan said with a faint grin as he let go of the old man’s hand.

Returning a small smile, Mr. Butcher then darted his eyes on Elijah, mumbling, “Not a lady tonight… you have upgraded your plus one to someone way more intriguing.” “Happy birthday Congressman Butcher. It’s my honor to be here to celebrate your big sixty…” Elijah humbly replied, but the look in his eyes was still piercing even though he tried not to show it

His gaze softened slightly when he saw the calm smile Mr. Butcher had sent him which was enough to put Elijah’s heart at ease and to make him grin at the old man. “Isabella, come here, please.” Mr. Butcher instructed, looking back at a young beauty, pointing to the young woman standing next to Jessica. When Isabella moved beside her father, he smiled proudly at her and then said, “This is the apple of my eye…” Looking back at Jessica, he signaled her to come to the front and then added, “And her best friend… I am sure you guys have met… Well, you were married to her friend… Melina. So, I am right, right?” “We have,” Elijah said, only focusing on the old man. With a wild smile, Jessica extended her hand as she whispered seductively, “Hello, Mr. Darius… I must say, I am in love with your suit.” . Sizing her with his eyes, Elijah’s face remained numbed with emotion as he said coldly, “My wife has good taste in clothes.”

For a moment, Jessica looked taken aback by his words. However, she quickly recovered from it, but her remark left a weird atmosphere among them.

 

“I would have been shocked and a bit enraged to see you at my party, and Bryan bringing you here would have been an insult to me if I wasn’t aware of the sudden headway you are making in the business world… How did you do it?” Sen. Butcher asked, looking at Elijah with his shrewd eyes. 1

 

“How did I do what?” Elijah asked in an unamused tone, knowing the insult within Mr. Butcher’s words.

The old man could see in Elijah’s eyes, boldness instead of fear, and he wasn’t sure if it was arrogance or pure confidence that fueled those qualities.

“Let’s face it, you were like a doormat to the Hayes family more than their son-in-law, and all of sudden, you are making millions of dollars investment in huge companies that should have gone bankrupt and breathing life into them, while claiming the highest share among all the shareholders and earning twice as much. You were supposed to be a deadbeat lowlife, so how you managed to pull such a feat is beyond my knowledge,” Sen. Butcher spoke slowly and calmly.

As he finished talking, his hard gaze fell on Elijah, but he didn’t flinch under his scrutiny, and he knew that this man was not easily intimidated.

is going on between the Supreme Court and you coming on?” Elijah asked, feeling glad that he had Rookie

have taken a different turn, and it was only fair that he got revenge for the earlier insult’s he threw at him. A

for a second, birthday boy!” Dylan exclaimed excitedly, but his smile quickly faded because of the tension between Senator

replied, turning toward Dylan

and uttering in a low, disgusted tone, “Who

business addressing me with such disrespect.” Elijah calmly

back to a safe distance before mumbling,” What are you doing?

the table with Butcher, are they his equal, or his yes-men?” Elijah casually asked, his eyes steady on

over as Bryan realized what Elijah was trying to say, and he knew that he was right about it as he listened to Elijah continued, “People don’t respect those they can easily intimidate, and if I

and then he mumbled, “What the heck… I have been kissing up to these old geese for years and accomplished nothing,

 
 

at him, and he knew not to

two glasses, he took a third, and Elijah looked at him slightly worried,” Don’t drink the entire tray… I will be back… need to use the

to her friend “Excuse

faucet was the only thing heard in the room, and he closed his eyes as he thought back on Peach. “Is she asleep?” Elijah mumbled, drowning in the peace that being away from the noise of the crowd had brought

hastily drying his hand on a paper towel

raised his gaze to stare at the janitor, only to recognize the face underneath the

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