The Marvelous Elijah's Return

MOTHER!! 

The moment Melina stepped out of her car, a swamp of reporters came for her with their camera crews 

There were at least twenty different journalists with microphones and cameras all clamoring to talk to her. She tried to keep them away from her by holding up her hands in a placating gesture, but her efforts went unappreciated as she was surrounded immediately on all sides. 

“Melina! Have you watched your Ex-husband’s interview with Thomas Jefferson from the Point Media about your infidelities within the years of your marriage?” A journalist asked. 

Then another reporter soon cut in, pushing his mic into Melina’s face, saying “Is it true you manipulated the media and used your influence to shift the blame on him when in fact you were the one who cheated and abandoned him?” 

“I never cheated and never abandoned my husband… Imean ex-husband!” Melina shouted, struggling to push past the reporters. But they weren’t budging. They just kept coming forward and shouting questions like, “What do you say to the video of you kissing Derrick Manson, your father’s best friend, Mr. Mason’s oldest son, and making up with him at the birthday party he allegedly threw for you why you are still married to Mr. Maxwell.” 

“At that time, Elijah and I were already talking about getting a divorce… We bickered constantly and had fights. He was so infuriating sometimes that I didn’t even know if I was going to make it out of the relationship alive… You all knew him to be my no-good stay-at home husband then. But you didn’t know the monster that I was living with behind closed 

doors!” Melina screamed, tears streaming down her cheeks and dripping off of her chin.”I had to find love somewhere else… because at home… at home, it was a horror show that not even my family knew about!” 

A look of confusion settled on the news reporters’ faces, and even though all of them were thinking about the question, none of them dare to utter those words until after a couple of mninutes of silently, someone mumbled, “Fuck it,” 

“Melina, are you claiming that Elijah Maxwell was an abusive husband and that’s why you cheated on him with Derrick Manson?” He continued as he focused his camera on her teary eyes. “You have no idea… the horror… the horror I was living through!” Melina choked out. “He once threw a wine bottle at me, and I swear that night, I thought he was going to kill me!” 

“So did you divorce him because he was a no-good loser at that time, or because he cheated on you with your cousin, his current wise, or because lie was an abusive liusband and therefore you needed another man’s touch to make you feel safe from your allegedly abusive husband? Which one is it?” 

Nervously, Melina darted her eyes, realizing that the reporters weren’t eating what she was feeding them, and then she tried again, “. “The last time you attacked Peach Maxwell for this so-called abusive man, and claimed that she stole him from you…and how much you love him! Al that time, the way you acted, he didn’t seem to be this monster that you are suddenly describing… So which story are you 

trying to sell here?” Another female reporter asked, The other reporters started nodding, and one by one Melina could see that there wasn’t any point in lying anymore, and she just shouted, “You all are victim-blaming!” 

Then she rushed back into her car, started the engine, and drove off, almost hitting two reporters, who jumped out of the way immediately. 

“The companies are falling apart. The employees are resigning like crazy, and our investors and partners are pulling out of the businesses… Our family names have become like a plague that other companies and individuals don’t want to deal with because their stocks are at risk because of scandals like these!” Tommy lashed out, looking away from the television. 

Elmer, Mathew, Cora, and

pacing

couple of million bucks bet! It’s not our mother’s

this, and you are taking his side.”

no one’s side here! Did you see the shit that he just did to my daughter?! He had ruined her character and made her a public enemy. If there’s anyone I want to mess up pretty badly is him. But if

who still had the taste of freedom on their tongues wallowed

this whole ordeal. I mean…we are not going to be able to come up with a good enough strategy to fight Elijah…” Tommy spoke up slowly. “That filth-bag

much now anyway.” Amelia pointed out. “We have gone bankrupt due to Elijah’s bullshit… The only way to fix this is to fix our image and ruin his.” “You sound like your mother, Amelia.” “What? And you think selling the companies and properties is the solution to this whole debacle…

them turn to see her timeworn face with puffy bags under her eyes, red nose, and hair disarray, “You guys are going to do what?!”

that.” Amelia quickly said, standing from her

that! Tommy’s plan is genius! We sell the companies… After all, it’s not legally ours anyways. We split the money, and everyone goes their separate ways, and does

as she lashes out, “Are you losing your

anger towards his mother running as deep as his

it will not be in accordance with your advice. After all, the ones you have given have messed up this family pretty badly. We can not even see Eli and Mathew again because the FBI are the ones holding them…” Seeing how Tommy and Amelia’s faces fell at their brother’s words, Madam Jewel scowled and asked, “So is this a joint decision among you three to sell what I have shared blood and

word and instead avoided eye contact with each other, Madam Jewel sighed, shaking her head, and went out of the room, mumbling, “Just know that whatever happens to me, you three and Elijah are to be blamed.” Staring at her husband through the video call on her phone screen, Peach sighed, asking with concern in lier eyes, “I just watched the interview with Melina… I can’t believe she said those absurd things. Claiming that you are an

thing about people with black hearts, they are always destructive or self-sabotaging! They will do anything for a chance to destroy others’ reputations or even destroy themselves…” Elijah said, smiling at his

“What is it?” 

“Lift your clothes,” 

left her confused at first, but when Elijah raised his eyebrows at her, she realized exactly

it off, and tossed it to the side, showing her chest and stomach, he smiled wider at the sight, before leaning

when he said softly, “Daddy will

lips when she heard the way he was so tender with his tone when he said ‘I love you.” “I can’t believe I am

laugh escaped Elijah’s lips as he grinned at his wife, and then mumbled, “What made you say

this sexy lingerie, and yet, your eyes are

on his face, “Damn, Mrs. Maxwell… You look so hot in that! I might just buy myself a round-trip ticket to assist you in