An eye for an eye What Elijah said made the angry mob start eyeing each other nervously, knowing that they all just got paid to be there.
“Is he threatening the journalist?” A protestor mumbled.
“I think he‘s talking to us.” Another protestor whispered. “And what he said makes sense. Why should we accept peanuts from Amelia Hayes when he can offer us a bigger bag of peanuts?”
The ones around him that heard his remarks started nodding in agreement as they began forming small groups to discuss amongst themselves, forgetting to chant.
Seeing their reactions, Elijah smirked, knowing that the hint in his message was getting picked up by the right people, even though at that moment, he heard one of the reporter‘s whisper, “How arrogant of him to say something so insensitive… Bragging is not going to help his case at all.”
After those words, Elijah turned away from the news Lady and walked off, getting into his car.
When he looked outside the window, the once–angry mob that was chanting insults was now standing there, silently looking confused.
When a nurse entered her room, Madam Jewel put on a sweet smile and so did Amelia. “How are you feeling today, Mrs. Hayes.” The nurse asked.
Madam Jewel laughed softly before replying, “A bit better than yesterday.”
The was a prolonged pause after those words, and then the nurse laughed, saying, “It‘s funny how some people‘s true characters don‘t show until they are caught in an awful act.”
Immediately, Madam Jewel‘s face went cold along with her daughter, and then she forced a smile asking, “What do you mean?”
“Oh, it‘s your son–in–law….” The nurse said, “The reporter asked him, ‘what do you say to the accusation circling on the Internet–”
“What did he say?!” Amelia blurted out.
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A laugh escaped the nurse‘s lips as she said, “I‘m not even trying to be extra. These are his exact words, ‘I am the sole heir to my father‘s multiple companies, each of them worth billions of dollars… I have shares in companies that bring me billionaires in dividends… My wives own two of the growing companies in Syldavia… Are you sure you want to be on the opposite side of me?
… Like we get it. You are rich and corrupt.”
Another dry chuckle echoed from the nurse‘s lips as she focused on the IV line, saying, “He‘s so boastful. After doing something so horrible–”
“Shut up and get out!!” Madam Jewel yelled. She immediately regretted her outburst as soon as she saw the nurse flinch. When she realized that the nurse had gone silent, she immediately said, “I‘m sorry… But please, get out.”
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“Yes ma‘am.” The nurse whispered before leaving the room.
Once the door closed, Amelia let out an audible breath before turning back to her mother and saying, “You think someone is going to betray us because of Elijah stupid speech?”
“Shut up and let me think!!” Madam Jewel‘s voice raised, causing Amelia to jump in shock.
Soon, Amelia‘s ringtone started echoing, and her shaking hands reached into her bag, pulling out the phone to see that it was one of the protesters calling.
“They have already started calling. What should I do?” Amelia whispered, afraid of her mother‘s reaction.
“Call that gang you hired to act out the video and put a kill order on Tony.” Madam Jewel commanded casually. “The gang will not be betrayed you because if you go to jail, they go too… The mob are just lowlife less business
people that society doesn‘t give a shit about. But Tony… Nah, he is not trustworthy since he played a lesser role in all of this and can cause more dangerous then anyone.”
“Tony is my boyfriend, Mother!!” Amelia shrieked, startling herself as she did.
“And so?! If you don‘t kill him now, it‘s guaranteed that you will go to jail. He has the raw footage of the videos, and indirectly Elijah just offered him a million of dollars deal on air. Who side do you think he‘s going to take?”
“Mother! I am not killing my boyfriend!!”
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“I killed my husband to protect you guys because to me, family comes first! You would choose a man over your own freedom and family!”
Darting her eyes nervously around, Amelia tried holding her tears in but failed. She quickly composed herself before answering her mother, “Tony will not betray me. He loves me. That‘s why he even agreed to something so hideous to help out our family.”
“I also thought that my husband loved me, and yet, he also betrayed me, putting everything he owned in the name of the child that his son of him and his first wife had, leaving me, my children and grandchildren out of the will.” Madam Jewel said, slowly losing control of her anger.
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“He even went as far as putting a protective order in with an international insurance company that if Peach die, all of his properties goes t charities… He betrayed me, so I had to take the necessary actions… Tony is an opportunist, and even the most loyal person have a price.”
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“You can get another man. But you wouldn‘t get an chance of freedom when Tony betray you.”
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Even though Amelia was reluctant, her mother final words made her give in, “You know that I love you right? All I want is your safety… I have lost four of my children. I don‘t want to lose you too.” After a long moment of hesitation, Amelia took out her phone and dialed a number, saying the moment her call got answered, “Axel, you know the guy that did the props, setup, and video shoot of you guys beating up those people?”
The was a brief pause and then she heard, “Yes. He‘s your boyfriend, right?… I saw you guys kissing and…”
“Kill him… Today!”
“Wait what?!”
“If you don‘t, we are all going to jail. I just got a tip that he‘s planning to sell the raw footage to Elijah Maxwell which have all of you guys faces in it!”
“Fuck!”
“Do it soon.”
After a prolonged silence on the line, Axel‘s voice came through, “Fine. I will have it done immediately.”
After ending the call a moment later, he stared at his driver and said, “No. Take me to Elijah Maxwell‘s mansion. I will show that traitor, an eye for a fucking eye!”
A while later, Elijah and his men where seated in the living room, staring at Axel, and after a prolong silent, Elijah said, “I am listening.”
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