The Marvelous Elijah's Return novel Chapter 144

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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.

“How’s that thing that is going on between the Supreme Court and you coming on?” Elijah asked, feeling glad that he had Rookie investigate the congressman today just so he could have a smooth conversation with him.

But after the Senator’s cocky remark, tonight seemed to have taken a different turn, and it was only fair that he got revenge for the earlier insult’s he threw at him. A nervous look settled on the Senator’s features as he opened his mouth to speak, but Dylan appeared, beaming at Mr. Butcher.

“Can I steal you for a second, birthday boy!” Dylan exclaimed excitedly, but his smile quickly faded because of the tension between Senator Butcher and Elijah.

“Sure…” He finally replied, turning toward Dylan and giving him a cold glance.

After Mr. Butcher had left with Mr. Dylan, Isabella scowled at Elijah, crossing her arms and uttering in a low, disgusted tone, “Who do you think you are questioning my father over such matters?!”

“Your father had no business addressing me with such disrespect.” Elijah calmly responded.

In fear, Bryan grabbed Elijah’s arm and pulled him back to a safe distance before mumbling,” What are you doing? These are the guys we need on our side.”

“The four that sit at the table with Butcher, are they his equal, or his yes-men?” Elijah casually asked, his eyes steady on Check’s own.

“Drinks, sir?” A waiter suddenly appeared out of nowhere asking. But Elijah shook his head as he eyed Jessica and Isabella glaring at him, and he knew not to drink or eat anything tonight for his safety. 2 “I will take two,” Bryan said, still a bit frustrated.

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Suddenly, the sound of the door opening made him open his eyes, turning off the faucet and then hastily drying his hand on a paper towel only to freeze for a while when he suddenly heard the door lock.