Chapter 121

Chapter 121Call me A forced smile tugged on Madam Jewel's lip as she gazed at Elijah, but hewas too focused on
the photos that Scorpio was sending him.
“Elijah,” Madam Jewel called out, watching her tone.
Playing deaf to her, Elijah kept his gaze on his screen, and that had her frowningslightly.
Elijah, how is Peach?” Madam Jewel asked once again, trying for a more friendly tone as she tried to
figureout what was going on.
Immediately, Elijah's grip tightened on his phone, his gaze froze for a while before he sighed and
turned off his screen, shoving the device back into his pocketbefore glaring up at her, annoyed at her
hypocrisy.
You should know how she is doing,” Elijah calmly uttered as he stood from the couch.
A nervous look passed over Madam Jewel's face, but before she could speak out, Mr.
Bamford cut in, “Is Mrs Darius at the company?”.
No, Elijah answered a bit stiffly, meeting Madam Jewel's eyes with a dark stare.
“She’s at home…
feeling a bit under the weather.” Taking his gaze away from the old woman’s worried eyes, Elijah gave
the chief constable a small smile and said, “I shouldget back to her.” 'He is actually playing Jacob's
game! But...
something is not adding up,' Madam Jewel thought, her eyebrows furrowing as she watched the smile
on Elijah’s face, and something about him grinningwhile knowing that his wife was in captivity madechills run down her spine.
With one last smile directed towards the old man, Elijah turned on his heels and walked over to Madam
Jewel, stoppingright by her, causing her sons and grandson to tense up, and ready to attack Elijah.
“How are your daughters,granddaughters, daughters-in-law, and granddaughters-in-law doing?” Elijah
whispered, his tone low and dark, hisvoice laced with poison, causing a sense of fear to settle deep
inside Madam Jewel.
Her eyes froze open, and then she turned her head to look at him, a look of terror etched acrossher
features.
The moment their eyes met, the atmosphere became so thick that even Madam Jewel couldn’t breathe,
it was like someone had pressed the pause button onthe television, leaving them both silent.
‘It was you…
But how?' Madam thought, staring at Elijah with wide eyes and trembling lips.
Noticing his grandmother's slightly trembling hands, Josh stepped in front of Elijah, puffing his chest,
and asked, “What did you say to mygrandmother just now? “Mr.
Hayes, I will advise you to step back.
This is my office and the will be no confrontation...
If you start a fight, you will be handled according to the law.” “He just offended my grandmother with his
words-”
“No one here heard what he saidto her, except Madam Jewel, and if she's not complaining... Just by
the coldness in Elijah's eyes, Josh stepped back, letting out to please his ego, “Count yourself lucky,”Not uttering a word, Elijah was about to take a step when Madam Jewel grabbed his arm, and he
paused, turning around to face her, his brows raised.
“Let's have a drink somewhere quiet, Madam Jewel said to him, giving him a pleading expression,
hoping that he would understand.
“I rather not,” Elijah replied calmly, yet, his fingers curled into fists, his knuckles turning white.
Believing deep in her soul that Elijah was behind the kidnapping of the women in herfamily except her,
Madam Jewel knew the scale between the control Elijah had over her was at a height that she could
only be humble and submissive in his sight.
“Please, Madam Jewel pleaded, her eyes filled with desperation, and after a few seconds, Elijah’s
handunclenched.
The room went into total shock as everyone stared at Elijah and her, not believing the one word that
had left her lips, and hesighed deeply, pinching the bridge of his nose, and closing his eyes.
After a few minutes of silence, he opened his eyes and looked directly at Madam Jewel, reached
intohis pocket, and took out his wallet, taking out a calling card.
“Call me,” Elijah commanded, handing Madam Jewel the card.
“Thank you,” The words crawled from her throat before she could stop herself, and after the first
sentence, she wanted to smack herself inthe forehead as her ego blossomed again, but it had already
got said.
A snort left Elijah's lips and he pulled his arm back, making Madam Jewel loosen her grip.
“How do I owe you Hayeses this visit?” Mr.Bamford suddenly asked, looking at Madam Jewel.
Eager to speak, Dean opened his mouth, but Madam Jewel beat him to it and said, “Not really.
We want to know if Elmer is fine. “Elmer?!” Dean blurted out, glaring at her.
“Yes,But-Shut up, Dean. An awkward silence fell upon them, and her sons stared at each other, not
sure what to say, especially Josh, who scowled athis grandmother, not knowing why she was suddenly
lying about the situation.
Calmly, Elijah walked out of the office, knowing that he got her right where he wanted her, and he was
going to bend her to his will until hegot his wife back.
The moment Elijah stepped out of the building and entered the backseat of his car, Rick looked in
therearview mirror, eyeing his boss.
Suddenly, Elijah's ringtone echoed through the car, and he knew exactly who was calling, ignoring
thenoise and shutting his eyes.
“Boss,” Rick mumbled, listening to the ring.
novelbin“I know,” Elijah let out without opening his eyes.
The moment he got him and finally took out his phone from his pocket, he was greeted with fifteen
missed calls on his screen.
Suddenly, a ring from the hotel phone made him look back at it, and then he walked over to it, picked it
up, and thenplaced it against his ear.
“Hello?” Elijah answered.“Hi, Mr.
Darius” A feminine voice sounded through the phone.
“Madam Jewel Hayes is here, requesting to see you.
Immediately, a tense atmosphere settled between the two when their eyes locked, and thehotel staff
immediately noticed it and she forced a smile, mumbling,“ Excuse me. Even after she left, Madam
Jewel and Elijah didn't move from the spot they were standing in.
Both remained quiet, looking intensely at each other, neither daring to blink ‘You once told me, if I bark
at you,you will snap back, and that your teeth will strike where it hurts...
You have to strike where it hurt the most, Elijah...
And I will not forgive you.
I have underestimated you before, but I swear on my life, even if you are worth something,no make
how long it takes...
what it takes…
I will make you pay for coming for my family, the humiliation, the disrespect…’ Madam Jewel thought
before breaking theirintense eye contact, and looking away, a bitter smile forming in her lips and anger
evident on her face.
'At first, I just wanted to make you guys taste the feeling of humiliation and countability, but youdare
come after my wife...
threat her life…That should have been a line you should not have crossed, and now you have done it, I am coming for
you all hard, and I won’t fucking stop…’
Elijahthought as he tried to calm himself.
A smile graced Madam Jewel's lips as she studied Elijah's face and asked, “Can I come in?”
Calmly, Elijah stepped back, pushing the door open abit wider for her to enter, and once she did, he
shut the door closed.