The Marvelous Elijah's Return novel Chapter 177

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Of all the months and days Elijah had been sitting in the courtroom for, today, he felt more nervous and impatient than he had ever felt before.

His fingers drummed against his leg and he bit his lip nervously as he looked around the room while they waited on the reading of the verdict.

For the most part, his nervousness was due to leaving Peach when she was now eight pregnant, and he just wanted this entire trial to be over so he can go back to her.

“We all have sat in this courtroom for days, listening to witnesses and going through the pieces of evidence presented by both the defense team and the prosecution. After hours of deliberation by the jury, the verdict is in.” The judge announced, darting her gaze from Ryan and Elijah to Jewel.

A slight look of disgust passed over the judge‘s face when she locked eyes with Jewel and then declared, “The jury has found you, Jewel Hayes guilty on all accounts and not mentally deranged... For first–degree murder, conspiracy to commit second–degree murder, fraudulent pretenses, fraudulently obtained money and

properties, and fraudulently used false identification and documents and all charges will stand.”

Sitting at the back with his hands stuck in a jacket pocket, Dean stared at the police officer that allowed him to walk through the courthouse back door without searching him for weapons, and then he glared back at Elijah.

“Mrs. Jewel Hayes, for your crimes you will be facing life in prison without the possibility of parole.” The judge said.

Beaming in excitement, Ryan looked over at Elijah as he

whispered, “We got her! Finally, we did it!”

With a smile, Elijah patted Ryan on the back and then said, “This was all you, man... Thank you.” A scream crawled from Madam Jewel‘s throat after hearing the Judge‘s verdict, and immediately, a couple of officers rushed to pin her down in her chair as she tried to rush out of it.

“Elijah! You arrogant lying bastard!!” Jewel yelled, fighting against their hold on her until one of them slapped a handcuff on her wrists. “You ruined my life! You messed up my children‘s lives!! Are you happy now?! Are you satisfied with destroying the lives of innocent people?! What did we ever do to you?!”

Stunned, Elijah just sat there, watching the officers take her out of the room as she fought against them.

“Wow... What did they ever do to you?” Ryan mumbled in disbelief. “You can write an entire book from your experience with that mad woman and her child. I bet it will make millions from sales.”

“An autobiography about just my encounters with the Hayes... Umm, it doesn‘t sound like a bad idea.” Elijah slightly laughed.

Since Jewel was out of the room, peace rained again, and the Judge later left the courtroom after the jury had gone, and it was just Elijah, Matt, Ryan, Bryan, Dean, and other court staff in the room. After Bryan had reached Elijah, he pulled him into a hug, saying, “ You did it, man... You won!”

Then he pulled away from Elijah, looked back at Dean, and asked,” Are you going to do something about him?”

“Nah... He‘s the only one of Jewel‘s children who hasn‘t given me a reason to,” Elijah said, looking over at Dean, and then noticed that he had stood up from his seat, approaching them.

When Dean got closer, he stood still, locking eyes with Elijah, and

then he suddenly pulled out a gun, aimed it at the left side of Elijah‘s chest, and fired. The impact from the bullet hitting him made Elijah drop back, and Dean was going in for a second shot when Matt jumped him, tackling him to the floor, and then elbowed him in the face before snatching the gun from his hand. “Elijah!” Bryan shouted.

When the door opened, Peach looked away from her mother and smiled at Doctor Harry entering the room with a couple of nurses, although she was scared.

“Are you ready to head to the maternity unit, Mrs. Maxwell?” Doctor Harry asked.

Confused by his words, Miss Grace glared slightly at him and then at her daughter, asking, “Peach, what‘s going on? You didn‘t tell me that you had a medical procedure today.”

Tears immediately blurred her vision as Peach stared at her mother and then cried, “I am sorry, mama... Sorry that I didn‘t tell you sooner. But Little Munchkin is coming into the world today.”

“Peach... Why would you... Elijah, he isn‘t here... does he know that...” Miss Grace uttered, her eyes watering. “He doesn’t know... I really don‘t want him to have to choose between us if something goes wrong during the procedure.” “Peach,” “I am sorry, mama.”

Tears slowly trickled down Miss Grace‘s cheeks as she sobbed, watching her daughter get off the bed, and then she choked back her tears when Peach whispered, “I love you, mama.”

“Don‘t worry, Mrs. Hayes. Your daughter is in great hands.” Doctor Harry said. “I promise that having her go through induced

labor is safer for her and the baby.”

Speechless, Miss Grace‘s body shut down as she watched him say,” We are going to get her prep. Don‘t worry... Our best staff will be in the room with her.”

Knowing they weren‘t going to get a word from Miss Grace, a moment later, Dr. Harry looked at Peach and said, “Let‘s go.”

With one last sad look at her mother, Peach walked out of the room with Dr. Harry and the nurses.

It took Miss Grace a couple of seconds to come to terms with what she just found out, and when she did, she snapped herself out of her head and grabbed her phone, dialing Mrs. Maxwell‘s number.

When her phone started ringing, Lisa looked over at her husband seated on the other couch, and then she answered the call, “Grace