The Marvelous Elijah's Return

Happily-ever-after The sound of the doorbell made Butler Gray sigh out

his frustration and then he walked over to go answer the door.

When he opened it, Mr. Bamford was staring back at him with twelve police officers standing behind him.

“Good morning, Chief?” Mr. Gray greeted politely. “May I help you?”

“Except for the workers, who else from the Hayes family is home?” Mr. Bamford asked.

“Madam Jewel is not back from the hospital yet, Ma‘am Martha suddenly packed her things and left,

so it‘s only sir Dean who is inside the resident at this moment.”

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“Can you get him out here for me?”

“Yes, chief.”

After Butler Gray left the doorway, it took a while before Dean could appear at the door, smelling of

alcohol. His face was blotchy red in anger as he stared at Mr. Bamford.

“What do you want?” Dean demanded angrily.

“We have an order from the court. You are notified to move out of the mansion within the next twenty-

four hours or else tomorrow, we will have full authority to move you by any means necessary to make

sure that you

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comply,”

Mr. Bamford stated calmly. “The resident is under new ownership, and he has only permitted the workers

to continue occupying this space, so you have to leave!”

“Screw Elijah, and screw you!” Dean yelled furiously.

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Shaking his head, Mr. Bamford frowned slightly and said, “Well, tomorrow, I can‘t promise that we will be

this nice and friendly, so make sure you get out before then.”

Without saying a word, Dean took a step back and then slammed the door in Mr. Bamford‘s face.

After

standing frozen for a while, he took out his phone to do a bank transfer but soon realized that his account

was frozen.

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Suddenly, the heat of frustration awoke in him and he made a call to his bank, immediately lashing out at

the receptionist when she picked up, “Why

the fuck is my transfer not going through?” “I am so sorry, Mr. Hayes. But because the account is linked t

o the company and all assets of Vesta Co. have been frozen

by the order of the court, your account had to be deactivated for the time being. My sincere–”

Abruptly ending the call, Dean threw his phone at the wall, and watched as it cracked against the hard su

rface, shouting, “Screw you, Elijah! Screw! You!”

Worry beaming in her eyes, Patricia stared

at Tony standing in the doorway of their mansion and then at the officers.

“Good morning, Tommy. According to the court, order by the Chief Justice all properties

belonging to Mr. Hayes are rightfully owned by Peach Hayes, and in accordance with her requests, you

and your wife and everyone in this residence that is blood–

related to Madam Jewel should vacant the building in the next twenty–

four hours, and only workers are allowed to stay.” The officers explained.

Pulling on her husband‘s arm, Patricia cried, “Honey, you can‘t allow this to happen!”

“It‘s not your husband‘s decision to make, Madam. The only person that can

cancel this order is Elijah and Peach Maxwell… So please get your things and be out of this mansion by

tomorrow.” Another officer firmly said. Thinking about not having a grand mansion to live in again made P

atricia cry, “Honey…”

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“Stop your stupid whining, woman!” Tommy shouted at Patricia, pulling away from his wife completely, an

d slamming the door closed in the officer’s face.

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Then he reached into his pocket for his phone, going

to his bank app as he scrolled back into the living room.

“Damnit!!” Tommy growled, his hand shaking around the phone.

“What is it?!” Patricia lashed out in panic.

“They are freezing our damn accounts too!”

“No… No… no… How are we going to live? I don‘t want to be poor!”

“Shut the hell up, woman!”

“Don‘t shout at me when you are nothing

but a broke ass! If you don‘t find a way to fix this, I am dumping

you!”

As his face hardened, Tommy scowled at his wife and then said, “Plan B is already in motion… This will n

ot be the end for me.” i

The sound of his shoe hitting the tile as he marched down the hospital lobby echoed softly, and all the nu

rses kept staring and whispering as they stare, admiring Elijah as his men follow him.

When he reached the front desk, he gave the receptionist a small smile and then asked, “Can you tell me

which room Jewel is in?”

Immediately recognizing who he was, the lady stood and said, “Good morning, Mr. Maxwell! Yes, Mr. Ma

xwell. This way, Mr. Maxwell!”

Giving her another faint smile, Elijah watched her walk from behind the desk and walk around it.

After following her lead to Jewel‘s room, Elijah walked in

without knocking first, and the moment, Jewel stared away from the window, meeting his eyes,

Elijah commanded the nurse, “Please leave us,”

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“Yes, Mr. Maxwell.” The nurse responded, bowing respectfully as she shut the door behind them and the

n left the two alone in the room.

“You arrogant bastard!” Jewel snarled.

Ignoring her words, Elijah sat down in front of Jewel and leaned forward, saying coldly, it‘s good to see th

at you are still keeping up the same energy. At least I wouldn‘t be left with the tiniest of guilt when I lock y

ou up in prison because you are still the same old

vile woman I met from day one. In fact, you have become even more

ugly than before.”

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A bitter

laugh escaped Jewel‘s lips as she glared at Elijah and replied sarcastically, “Haven‘t you gotten your pou

nd of flesh yet? Is ruining my family not enough to quench your thirst?! And now you want to do what? Lo

ck me in a cell and throw the key away and let me rot there?!”

“There is no redemption for

you, is there?” Elijah said sadly, sitting back and gazing at Jewel. “You think you don‘t deserve to be put i

n prison after killing your husband?”

“I never killed my husband! What woman will intentionally make herself a widow, after giving birth to

seven beautiful children for her man and he had given her the exact life she had dreamt of?”

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“A woman whose heart is filled with

greed and malice. Who will do anything to get what she wants and would rather destroy other people to a

ccomplish her goal. A woman

who is selfish and insatiable … A woman who never thinks that she did deserve

to get punished for her sins!”

“Wow, she sounds insufferable. But what does such a woman have to do with me?”

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A faint scoff slipped from Elijah’s throat before he looked at Jewel directly in her eyes and said,

“You are no mother…” “Don‘t you dare! I love my children and I have done everything for them. I gave birt

were babies! I am a mother!” Madam Jewel

lashed out furiously, clenching her fists so tight that her knuckles turned white.

But your actions are still wrong, and because of you, their lives are all ruined, and yet, you don‘t see it… Y

are full–grown. What they do or do

not do isn‘t my fault! How dare you question my motherhood based on what my full–

grown adult children have done!”

Speechless, Elijah just stared at her before he leaned

forward and spoke calmly, almost pitifully, “You can speak with the devil‘s tongue, filled with deception and

your next family reunion will be held in prison. I will drag you down Jewel for your crimes…”

When she hardened her face, his jaw tightened and then he stood from the chair, looking at her from abov

try to intimidate me, that I don’t play the trick of a sleeping dog. If you bark at me, I will snap back. You sho

Madam Jewel silently watched Elijah

walk over to the door, and when he grabbed the doorknob, her faint laugh echoed in his ear, and then he

nothing on me… Nothing to use against me… Because I am innocent.”

“Lawyer Meeks and Doctor Jacob Williams will beg to differ with that statement… Don‘t you think, Jewel?”

The color had suddenly drained from Madam Jewel‘s face and her breathing was labored, but still, she ref

The corner of Elijah‘s lip pulled into a half–smirk, not losing sight of her eyes, and

then he said, “Your days

are numbered, Jewel. Enjoy the few seconds of freedom because you are going to spend the rest in a cag

With

those words, Elijah opened the door, and as he was about to walk out, Madam Jewel took out her slipper

When Elijah got back in the back seat of his car, Ryan took one look at the disappointed

look on his face and asked, “She didn‘t say anything useful, did she?”

“She‘s playing the devil‘s tongue… Pretending like she doesn‘t know what I am talking about.”

Elijah answered with a soft sigh. “It‘s like she guessed that I was recording her… Or maybe she‘s in denia

“Damnit… Since we only have others‘ testimony against her, her voice confession was going to help us lo

“We will–”

The sound of his ringtone made Elijah stop mid sentence, and he answered with a low, “Babe,”

The was a brief pause and then

Peach‘s soft voice echoed in his ear, “If you can’t make it for the first official

doctor‘s appointment tomorrow, it‘s okay… I–”

“I am on my way to the airport.”

“Oh, okay then. I am glad you can make it.”

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afternoon air in Bordoria hit Elijah‘s face the moment he stepped outside the airport, his hands stuck in his

Not holding back, Peach jumped

out of the car, running over to Elijah, ignoring her mother‘s voice, “Be careful honey.”

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Opening his arms, Elijah smiled as he waited for her, and when Peach reached him, she jumped into his a

“Me too,” Elijah whispered into her ears, kissing the top of her head gently while squeezing her tighter to h

to sleep and then find love afterward… giving her a happy ending… I‘m glad this is real life and

not some stupid story… Because in reality, not everyone gets their Happily–ever-after.’