Chapter 161

Chapter 161Chapter 161
Bloodshed and Crime “Elijah Maxwell is back in the country. The thirty–one years old, Third –
generation billionaire was cornered by the paparazzi this morning at nine o‘clock at Syldavia national
airport with his bodyguards…” The news lady said, and Madam Jewel scowled at the television.
Then she threw a glare at Eli, who was sitting a couple of distance from her in the next chair as they
listened, “The heir of the Maxwell family refused to answer questions about his wife, the young
granddaughter of Mr. Hayes, but he did say that his reasons for returning to the country are to attend to
business–related matters…”
“Your father is useless!” Madam Jewel hissed under her breath, which made Eli eyed her, “How hard is
it to kill two people… Just two! Each
day I wake up, knowing that Peach and Elijah are still breathing the same air as me after everything
they have done to our family… it is infuriating!”
When Eli didn‘t say anything, that only made her even more enraged and she lashed out, “Elijah is
back in the country now… Call your father and tell him that I want him dead today… Do you hear me?!”
“Mom,” Eli mumbled in annoyance.
“Do it now!”
“Fine!”
Sighing out his frustration, Eli picked up his phone, listening to the reporter say, “Mr. Bamford with his
officers are also here to aid in escorting the Maxwells‘ heir out of the airport.”
“Father,” Eli said into his phone, trying to sound calm while ignoring his mother‘s strong glare.“Eli, what is it?” Thornton‘s voice came over the phone.
“Elijah is back in the country, and I want him to die today!” Madam Jewel exclaimed furiously.
There was silence on the other end of the line before Thornton finally spoke, “Eli, tell your mother to
turn on the tv and see how over protected her so–called grandson–in–law is.”
Already hearing it because Eli had put the phone on loudspeaker, Madam Jewel lashed out, “I sacrifice
both of my sons to your dirty business just so you can kill these two, so if you are not willing to access
us with something this simple in return, then–”
“Chill, Jewel. Mathew, Eli, and I got a transaction to carry out tonight, and once we accomplished it and
got the cash, I, myself, will put a bullet in Elijah‘s brain because it seems like my men are useless ass,
and I can‘t trust them to get the job done.” Thornton assured, sounding annoyed.
Frowning, Madam Jewel snorted loudly, making Eli roll his eyes, and then she snapped, “Just get it
done before he goes back into hiding
again!”
The mansion felt empty as Elijah walked through the front door, stepping into the hallway with a frown
on his face, and even though he knew it was for the best that he left Peach under his father‘s
protection, missing her was something he couldn‘t ignore.
The silence in the house died down the moment he stepped into the living room and saw Matt, Ryan,
Rookie, and Scorpio, sitting there, staring back at him.
“Boss!!” All four men yelled shortly in excitement, jumping off their seats and running toward him with
smiles on their faces.The noise echoed for a while as they took turns greeting him with a handshake, and then it died down
when James entered the living room, seeing Elijah, and said, “You are back… Grace told me what
happened at the party… Is Peach okay?”
Immediately, all the men wore concerned expressions as they waited for Elijah to answer, looking at
him, and then Elijah replied, “She‘s okay. But I want last night to be the last time Jewel has the chance
to try and hurt anyone of us… It‘s their turn to feel what it means to be
hunted.”
Those words made silence settle in the atmosphere for a while before everyone nodded their heads.
“Scorpio, do you know Thornton?” Elijalı asked after some seconds.
“The Drug Lord, Thonton…?” Scorpio replied with an unsure tone.
“Exactly… Yes, that‘s him.”
“I do. The dude is the filthiest in the underground world. He doesn‘t have a single moral bone in his
body, no empathy. He feeds his men crumbs off his plate and uses fear to intimidate the shit out of
them to keep them in check and keep them all under his thumb… He basically makes slaves of them.”
“Single out one of his underdogs that you think is willing to leave the gang and settle for something
better.” Elijah said.
“DeeDee,”
“Who?”
“He‘s one of Thornton‘s newest recruits. Word on the block is that the kid is only nineteen. He dropped
out of college to take care of his grandmother and joined Thornton‘s gang to pay for her medication,and because of his clean appearance, no tat or piercing, Thornton promoted him to be his eyes.”
After hesitating for a moment, Elijah met Scorpio eye and said, “That means, Deebee knows all about
Thornton‘s next moves?”
novelbin“Yes. He‘s the one that surveyed the locations before Thornton arrival,” Scorpio explained.
Silence took over the room for a moment and then Elijah asked,” Where is this kid?”
The afternoon sun was shining bright as it beamed through the windows of the pharmacy, casting
shadows over everything around it.
The door opened and the bell above it jingled as a tall boy stepped in,
dressed in white shirt tucked neatly into dark jeans, and with a smile. “Good afternoon, DeeDee,” The
pharmacist called out happily as the young man approached the counter. “Hello, Mr. Thompson,”
DeeDee greeted.
“You said that you have new drugs that could help my grandmother‘s illness?”
“Well, it‘s not a drug, but a, ‘he,” “What‘s going on? What are you saying? Who…?” Nervously turning
around to where his ears detected the sound of footsteps, DeeDee frowned at the sight of Elijah and
Scorpio, and he looked back at the Oldman with a look of betrayal in his eyes, “What did you do?”
“He said that he can send Mariana out of the country for treatment, and he just wanted to help you…
He‘s a Maxwell, so I believe his words because he has the money to do so,” Mr. Thompson said
apologetically.
And he‘s also the man that Thompson is trying to kill. If Thompson knows that I am seeing him, he will
kill my grand–mama and me.‘ DeeDee mumbled in his head.Staring at the nervous look on the young man‘s face, Elijah took a step toward him, but he moved back,
looking even more nervous as he muttered, “You shouldn‘t be here. You need to leave through the
back down.”
“I know about your grandmother‘s illness and the things you got involved in to help save her life… I can
help you, DeeDee if you are willing to trust me.”
“You don‘t know the kind of man Thornton is…. He will put a bullet in my grandmother‘s chest with a
cold smile on his face if he ever suspects that I double–crossed him.” DeeDee cried, his body starting
to tremble, as he remembered how many times he had watched Thornton take a life without remorse.
Slowly, Elijah reached into his pocket, and took out a plane ticket, saying softly, “Look at me kid. This is
my offer. Free private education at any university in the world… I will get your grandmother airlifted to
the best hospital to seek treatment, and when she‘s well, she will join you, and you guys‘ housing and
expenses will be on me until you can stand on your own two feet.”
Swallowing down the lump in his throat, DeeDee eyed Mr. Thomson and then looked back at Elijah
when he asked, “What do you say? A life of a bright future, or one of bloodshed and crime?”
“That‘s a good deal, son. It doesn‘t get better than this for you and Marianne, DeeDee… You are a
smart kid, don‘t ruin your life before you even start to enjoy it.” Mr. Thompson insisted.
“I can‘t…” DeeDee mumbled, glancing back at the pharmacy door with a slight look of fear in his eyes.