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Life After Divorce: The Rise Of Elijah Crawford Chapter 114
"Does Winnie want something?" He asked, looking beyond Lexington."Why would she need something from you?" He countered, still keeping his smile."Look, I don't have time for whatever games you're trying to play. If you'll excuse me." He said, making an attempt to walk out on him."No you're not excused." His booming voice stopped him on his tracks.He returned to the position he was before, trading looks with Tobias who was just as confused as he was. "Elijah. I've heard about you." Lexington nodded, pointing at him."At this point, everyone probably has." He shrugged."Really?" He raised an amused brow. "I didn't hear you are this cocky though." "Cocky?" Elijah scoffed."Yeah, do you have something important to say or can we please leave?" Tobias who was okay with being quiet before, spoke up."I know why you're worried. Only came here to assure you Winnie is in safe hands." He ignored Tobias, instead, focused his attention on Elijah.His statement made Elijah blink a co
Life After Divorce: The Rise Of Elijah Crawford Chapter 115
Cleo knew her plans had every element of ridiculousness infused in them, but that wasn't going to stop her from doing what she had to do. And what she had to do was wait.So In the darkness of the parking lot, she waited. The seconds counted to minutes and into half an hour. Her legs were starting to hurt. She bounced from toe to toe, swirled, picked up a stick lying on the bare ground, and swung it around. She imitated the sound of night birds, dodged twice when she thought she saw the flashlight of security personnel, and swallowed her spit one too many times out of thirst.At exactly thirty minutes into her time outside, she heard the clinking of footsteps scraping across the ground. Whoever it was looked in haste She waited patiently, even holding her breath.First, their legs appeared, followed by the rest of their body. She smiled when she saw it was exactly who she had been waiting for.Gliding out of hiding, she stood in front of Avery, blocking her path. The visibly upset
Life After Divorce: The Rise Of Elijah Crawford Chapter 116
The party was coming to an end, but there was still no sign of Elijah. Winnie decided to go search for him, or at least find out if his friend was okay.She was about to leave when someone blocked her path. She raised her head to see it was no one else but Colin."Is there a problem?" She asked, her tone curt and dismissive."I've been staring at you all night. You look worried. Are you okay?" He leaned in, feeling his voice being washed out by the loud music.She frowned, and moved back, maintaining the distance between them. "I'm fine. I was going to go look for Elijah. His friend is not out yet, and I'm a little concerned." She said, her eyes darting across everywhere but towards him.He let out a low chuckle. "His friend? Do you think he's just friends with a girl as gorgeous as she is?" He instigated.She sent him a sharp look, her chin jutting forward. "Why can't they just be friends? He had a male friend with him. Are you saying they're in a poly relationship?" She asked, foldi
Life After Divorce: The Rise Of Elijah Crawford Chapter 117
Nathan Luxe's eyes became blurry, and his gait shaky. That was when he realized he had drank way past his limit. He felt himself spinning, even if subconsciously he was aware he was standing in one position. People down below looked like ants clustered together. His nose wrinkled in disgust.Everyone seemed to have forgotten there was an infectious disease spreading around. Perhaps, it was the plan of the Carter's.If there was a mass infection, including the elites, the empire could further enrich itself. But he couldn't let that happen. He had worked for so long to preserve the legacy his father left him. He had gone further to compete with the likes of the Carters, whose empire had been around longer than his.There was no way he would sit and watch them continue to progress by stealing his clients. He swayed back and forth, his infinite glass for the night, swinging loosely around his hands."Thief. Bloody thief!" His words came out slurry, incoherent.He didn't care what Coli
Life After Divorce: The Rise Of Elijah Crawford Chapter 118
The breaking news, fresh out the weekend, on Monday morning, read; "Insight from the Carter's supposed business party."Elijah was just coming out of his room when the headlines caught his attention. He went straight into the living room and found Tobias seated, his eyes caught on the"Morning bro." He mumbled a greeting and sat beside him"Hey, morning," Tobias said, with his head stuck forward."What's the news about?" He asked."That's what we're going to find out." He replied.They sat in silence as the news anchor went into irrelevant details. Finally, she arrived at the news they were patiently waiting for.A clip of Nathan Luxe being carried out of the party appeared on the screen. It didn't stop there. They had videos of Avery storming out of the party, Rhonda and her mother leaving way before it was over, and even Winnie looking pissed.Each shot had its narrative attached to it. But the one that caught Elijah's attention was a clip where Lexington and Jay stood as if deep in
Life After Divorce: The Rise Of Elijah Crawford Chapter 119
"Why do you do that?" He tried to change the topic, but Cleo was not having it."Who was it, Ethan? Rhonda or Winnie?" She smirked, as she dropped the tray on the small table."None of your business. And actually, I don't think I have an appetite anymore." He mugged her off."You're such a child." She snorted."Whatever.""Yeah, whatever. Go do your thing yourself. See if I care?" She sulked, turning around."The food?" He called."I don't care!" She yelled, slamming the door.Elijah chuckled as he listened to her retreating steps. She was such a drama queen. He was so sorry for his friend, Tobias. The poor man was hopelessly attracted to a handful.He shook his head, his eyes returning to his phone. Only five minutes had passed. He was beginning to feel restless.He didn't know if starting with his former house was the best option. What if the new occupants weren't cooperative?"Then you buy the house." He heard a voice in his head sayShrugging it off, he rose to his feet. Where did
Life After Divorce: The Rise Of Elijah Crawford Chapter 120
"What are you doing here?" Cleo took a step forward, her face creased into a frown.Asher hands stroking an unresponsive Snow paused, his eyes trailing lazily towards her. He gave her a once-over, stopping on her face."Cleo Montgomery. Just as beautiful as ever. It's a given though. You are the goddess of beauty after all." His eyes twinkled, but his voice was dry and sarcastic."I didn't ask you to tell me what I am. I asked a question. What the hell are you doing here, Asher?" She took another step forward, her eyes shooting daggers."Okay now slow down love. Why are you so pissed at me? Did I ruin breakfast? Or perhaps a threesome?" His eyes bulged, as he covered his mouth."You must think this is funny. No one wants you here Asher. No one called for you. You're better off rotting in the ground." She spat, taking one more step.His eyes darted across her legs, quickly calculating the distance between them. Raising his head, he grinned. "I'm a god baby girl. I've drank from the wel
Life After Divorce: The Rise Of Elijah Crawford Chapter 121
Cleo sat on her bed sulking when she heard a knock on her door. She looked at the door and rolled her eyes.She didn't want to hear it. Whatever they had to say wasn't going to change her mind, or her assessment of the situation.She was going to ignore the knocks when she felt him. It wasn't Elijah at the door.She jumped to her feet, and hurried to the door, but paused just in front of it, and took a deep breath.Wearing a nonchalant gate, she opened the door."Hey." Tobias waved."Hey." She replied, throwing her face to the side.He smiled at the dramatics. "Are you going to let me in?" He asked."Whatever." She left the door and went into her room.He followed, closing the door."Are you really that angry?" He pouted behind her.His voice, holding a childish note, made her turn to face him. "Why shouldn't I be? The both of you think and act so recklessly. Elijah, I understand. When shit hits the fan, he can take back his power. You don't have that advantage. You're completely huma
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A crowd gathered at the streets of Quantum City to watch the elites light up the place.They were all grateful to have been invited to the fundraising of Colin Trust. It was rare to be invited to these events, or that the events were even held in public.Amongst the people in that crowd weird Cleo and Tobias.Tobias was waiting for the signal he needed before he did what he prepared to do. As he turned his head around, he came face to face with Laura Anderson.She drew closer, and stopped in front of him. “The least you could do was answer my calls, you know? My mother was dying in the hospital, and I needed your help. I know about everything done to Elijah, so you can't even use that as an excuse. I just needed to talk to someone,” she said, tears in her eyes.Cleo was ready to go off when she turned and saw Laura Anderson. “You're the one that has a crush on my boyfriend,” she said before Tobias could respond.Laura painfully tore her gaze from Tobias, and turned to Cleo. “So you're
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Lexington knocked at Elijah's door at seven in the evening, and the door was immediately opened by Cleo.“Hey, you came,” she said, stepping aside so he could go through.He found Tobias, and the god in the living room, but Winnie was nowhere to be found.“Where's Winnie?” He asked.“What do you mean, where's Winnie? Isn't she supposed to be with you?” Tobias asked.“No. She texted that she would be spending the night here, and I told her I'd pick her up for the fundraiser this evening,” he replied.“Are you sure? Because I'm pretty certain she received a call from you shortly after you left, and zapotec out to receive it.”“Wait a second,” Lexington took a step forward. “You're trying to tell me you haven't heard from her since she stepped out to receive a call?”“She said you wanted to speak to her. When we heard her car drive away, we assumed she was going to meet up with you,” but as Cleo said it, she began to realise the situation was not as straightforward as it seemed.Lexingto
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“Leave me alone. Just go away,” Elijah muttered over and over again, as he scraped the walls of his cell with his fingers.It had gotten dark, and everytime it was dark, the voices got louder and more menacing.“Elijah?!” The most off-putting of all the voices sounded.He knew who he belonged to, but he couldn't quite place it. His mind was too disorganised.“Leave me alone,” he begged.“Why? You don't want to be reminded of your sins? I thought you were a self righteous prick!”“I didn't do it,” he shook his head continuously. “I didn't. An accident. She did it. She caused it.”Darius laughed. “But no one that matters knows. In the papers, you're a murderer. You need to see the paper stands, and the news on the city's projector screens. They're all carrying your face and your crime. Maybe you should have publicised your healing abilities. If you had, the, would have been more inclined to support you.” he laughed maniacally.“I'm innocent. I'm innocent,” Elijah repeated.The more he s
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“You're a murderer! A monster. You've claimed you save lives. You claim you can't fight the urge to be a messiah to ailing people. Look at you now. A murderer!”“Leave me alone! Leave me!” Elijah closed his ears, and dropped to the ground in a ball.He rolled from one end of the room to the other, trying to wade off the voices in his head.Still, they didn't relent. The more he tried to keep them away, the more they laughed and mocked him.“Do you know how many people you killed?” Another baritone voice began in a singsong tone.“Not one,” one shrieked.“Not even two,” another thundered.“Not five either,” a third chirped.“So many!” The first voice screamed and broke into a feat of laughter.“No, I didn't mean to. It was a mistake. A setup. Please. Mercy!” He begged, and cried.“No, you did! You put on the ring when you knew how blood thirsty it was. You wanted this. Craved it, because deep down, you're truly a monster!”“No I'm not!” He screamed back.“Yes you are!”“No I'm not!”“Y
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They were driving along the highway when Avery turned on the radio and began to sing along to the music being played.“You haven't changed that much,” he said, as she sang.Despite the volume turned all the way up, she could hear him clearly.“It's the curse of being a star, my darling.” She continued singing loudly, pulling a head shake out of his head.He didn't care what she chose to do. The only thing he was happy about was the fact he had managed to get the sixth herb. Despite every setback be had to face, it was just the remaining two left.His thoughts became bothered as he wondered what they were going to be. He assumed if he hadn't seen it yet, it was because of how life threatening they were bound to be.He didn't care though. No matter what it was, he planned on doing it just to see his mother up and about again.She had spent so much time being unconscious, she probably didn't know how the world worked anymore.“Why aren't you singing? You just achieved a major feat. You s
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Avery shot forward, and dropped to the ground beside him.“Elijah!” She smacked his chest.“Move!” He screamed at her. “It's just the ring. It's trying to control me,” he explained.“Oh,” she looked reluctant to leave him alone, nervously twisting her head from side to side. “Is there something I can do to help you out? Tell me, and I'll do it,” she asked desperately.“Just move, Avery. Move please,” he pleaded.“Okay,” she rose to her feet. “But I'm not moving far away. Just in case you need my help.”He sighed and rose to his feet. She was stubborn, but it was understandable. She just wanted to help.“You listen to me,” he spoke through his bringing the ring to his face. “You're not going to keep doing whatever the fuck you want to do. I'm going to get that herb, and there's absolutely nothing you can do about it!” With every word he spoke, his tone grew higher and higher, until the veins on his forehead formed a poll of creasing mass.With a determined stride, he pushed forward an
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Elijah drove to a stop in front of the Trusts mansion.“There's a way we can play this off without alerting Colin's boys. But if you want to go the badass route, then we can just walk in.”“What way?” Elijah asked, his trouble sensing tingling.“With your tongue shoved down my throat. They'd think we're in heat and just want to make love. Without any questions asked, they would open the door and let us in.”“No!” He said, immediately she was done.“Okay, Mr God. Chill with the outburst. It was only a suggestion. It's either that, or we go in together. If we do, there's a chance one of them might recognize you and report back to Colin. Are you willing to risk that?”“I'm already here. I don't care if anyone recognizes me or not. All I want to do is get in there, take the herb, and get out.”“You say it like it's that easy,” she said, withdrawing her legs from the dashboard. “Doesn't it take a whole process? Or are you willing to risk the ring working against you?”“The ring feeds on vi
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“We will have to return to the exhibition one after the other, though. Just follow my lead,” Winnie said.Elijah blinked multiple times as he tried to wrap his mind around Winnie’s enthusiasm. She had the biggest smile on her face, as if she had been waiting for this day all her life.“Are you ready?” she lifted her head, her gaze darting between Elijah and Avery.“I don’t know what exactly you’re trying to do. But I’m bored and down for anything, so let’s do it.” Avery shrugged. “That’s the spirit!” she pumped her fist, then turned to Elijah. “You?” she asked, eyeing him gently as she waited for his response.“Do I have a choice?”“No!” Both Avery and Winnie screamed in unison.“Fine.” He threw his hands into the air in surrender. They stood aside, as Winnie stomped her foot on the ground twice before storming towards the exhibition room.“It’s not just me, right? She’s really enjoying this.” Elijah observed out loud.“Yeah buddy. You got yourself a show girl. In other words, a dra
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Elijah thought about it for all but twenty seconds before he shook his head, rejecting the idea. “No. I absolutely cannot use Winnie that way. If I have to wait until the day of the fundraiser, then so be it.”“Look, I get it. Winnie is special to you. She’s the one you love, or whatever. Regardless, this is your best shot. Colin knows that you’re a god.”“What!” he raised his brow, temporarily startled?“I had to tell him about us, because he pretty much figured out the basics. Anyway, that’s not even the case right now. If you don’t find a way to sneak into the house soon, he’s going to set you up so bad when the time comes, I’m afraid you may not be able to escape the ambush.”He let her words sit in his head for a few minutes. His biggest enemy at the moment was time. By all indications, Colin planned on using the next weekend for his fundraiser. This would make it exactly one week from today. In a way, he could admit Avery was right. He had to move fast if he wanted to thwart C
