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Life After Divorce: The Rise Of Elijah Crawford Chapter 133
Elijah couldn't risk people recognizing him as the guy who healed the little boy, thereby drawing attention to him, but there was no other way to exit the center.He stood just outside Dr. Hill's door, contemplating what to do next when someone sneaked on him from behind."Hey." The familiar voice said.He turned and, once again, found the saline nurse staring at him."Are you lost?" She asked with a smile.Something about her seemed so manufactured. There was no reason to be smiling that hard. It made him upset for reasons he couldn't name."No. I'm just trying to leave without drawing attention.""I can help with that." She offered enthusiastically.He paused his moving head and turned to her. "You can?""Come with me."She walked into the adjoining room, and he followed her. "Isn't this an office room?" He asked."Yes. But it also doubles as one of the paths to the more private wards." She explained in a hushed tone."Private wards?""Yep. For the richer folks. They have their exit
Life After Divorce: The Rise Of Elijah Crawford Chapter 134
They turned at the same time to see Avery come in."What are you doing here?" Asher, stepping away from Elijah, blocked her from coming any further.Her eyes skipped past him to the girl on the couch and then back at him. "Typical." She said."You didn't answer my question. Why are you here? How do you know I live here?""I promise, it wasn't that hard to figure out,'' She maneuvered her way through him and walked to Elijah. "Hey, handsome. Don't you think it's time to drop the act so we can talk?" She touched his face with her fingers.Pushing her hands away, he took a step back. "You two are still at it, I see." He gave her a disgusted once over."Uhmm, no. Immediately no. There's no me and him. I'm only here on behalf of my cousin. I need you to believe me this time.""I don't care enough about you to believe whatever you say for yourself. All I know is for your void. Stay the hell away from me."He had almost reached the spot where Asher stood when her words stopped him. "Don't yo
Life After Divorce: The Rise Of Elijah Crawford Chapter 135
They rode in silence, each to their thoughts.For Avery, she couldn't believe despite how much she hurt Elijah, he had still come to her aid. All those years of him loving her with all his heart, she ruined because of age's unhealthy obsession with Asher."Ah! Asher." Her mind whispered as she closedShe could remember the very first time she saw him. She must have been 13 or younger. He was this gorgeous older guy who walked with a swagger she had never seen before. Her heart instantly fluttered, and she was remarkably drawn to him.It worsened when she discovered she could speak to him about anything. He told her he knew her secret, and he had one of his own.That's how it all began. In the early days, she had truly loved him. Even in bed with Elijah, she only thought of him and how the tables turned."Do you feel pain?"At first, she didn't respond. Her ears almost couldn't believe he was speaking to her. Ideally, he had no reason to show more concern than he already had toward her
Life After Divorce: The Rise Of Elijah Crawford Chapter 136
He was still lost in his head when the doors opened and the nurse came back in. She took a moment to look at him. If she didn't have to run a couple of tests on Mrs Bane, she would never interrupt him.Unfortunately, what must be done must be done. Gently, she tapped his shoulders, and his eyes snapped open."Hey, you've been here for over three hours already. I need to run some tests on your mother." She said.He squinted and blinked, trying to readjust to the light. "Did you say three hours?" He asked when her words registered in his brain."Yes, I did. I'm glad you stopped by, but I must do my job now." She said in a firm voice.He nodded, proud that there was at least one person he could trust to help. Rising to his feet, he bent his head a little and kissed his mother's forehead. "Thank you for today." He whispered, stroking her cheeks."She's a fighter." He heard the nurse say, and he was inclined to agree.She was indeed a fighter. That was the reason he had to do everything po
Life After Divorce: The Rise Of Elijah Crawford Chapter 137
Elijah was on his feet immediately. "What are you doing here?" He asked, walking purposefully towards him."Please, Elijah, let's hear him out." Tobias stopped before the man as an enraged Elijah came to a halt."So you brought him here with you?" The disappointment was heavy in his voice, but Tobias quickly cleared his name."No, I didn't. He followed me. I just think violence is not required in every situation." He explained.Elijah would not let it slide until he saw his friend's exhaustion. His shoulders relaxed, and so did his popping veins. "You look tired." He communicated his observation."That's because I'm exhausted. You have no idea how ---" He stopped, remembering he was in the presence of a stranger."Oh, don't let me stop you from venting. By all means, carry on." Lexington ushered with a wave of his finger.Elijah drew gaze from his friend, taking it to Lexington instead. "Why are you in my house?" He went straight to the point."Curiosity? I wanted to know where the cu
Life After Divorce: The Rise Of Elijah Crawford Chapter 138
Winnie Carter rested her head on her car and shut her eyes. After a brief illness scare, she was finally returning to the office.It had nothing to do with the fact her aunt may return any day from now and would use every opportunity she could muster to make her look bad in front of her grandfather."Are you strong enough to return to the office?" John, her bodyguard, driver, and friend, asked.She didn't open her eyes but replied anyway."I've been working from home for a while now. Don't you think it's time I go into the office? Besides, I feel fine." She lied.Maybe physically, she did feel fine, but her heart was in shambles. There was such a thick mist of confusion in there that she could barely breathe sometimes."I've not seen Mr Elijah around lately," John said after a very brief silence.His tone was highly suggestive, making Winnie's closed lashes flutter. Another reason was the fact he had mentioned one of the culprits who had her deeply confused."Why? Didn't know you two a
Life After Divorce: The Rise Of Elijah Crawford Chapter 139
"Good morning, Mrs." Echoed around the lengths of the lobby as Winnie Carter stepped into her company.As she raised her head to return the greetings of those she could, she caught some suspicious gazes. It was only when she was in her elevator, going up to her office, that she realized it was all because of the presence of Colin Trust beside her.She turned her face to him and found him smiling at her. "Your workers adore you." He said as if he had been waiting forever for her attention."Isn't that what makes a good employee-employee relationship?" She sounded modest."I guess. I'm more of a professional relationship-in-the-workplace kind of guy. Let's do what we came here to do and leave the familiarity outside the walls of my bank."Winnie couldn't help but be a little bit curious with him. The way he said the strictest things in the goofiest voice was captivating.There was also his very unusual eyes, which never showed the depths of whatever emotions he was experiencing at any g
Life After Divorce: The Rise Of Elijah Crawford Chapter 139
"Good morning, Mrs." Echoed around the lengths of the lobby as Winnie Carter stepped into her company.As she raised her head to return the greetings of those she could, she caught some suspicious gazes. It was only when she was in her elevator, going up to her office, that she realized it was all because of the presence of Colin Trust beside her.She turned her face to him and found him smiling at her. "Your workers adore you." He said as if he had been waiting forever for her attention."Isn't that what makes a good employee-employee relationship?" She sounded modest."I guess. I'm more of a professional relationship-in-the-workplace kind of guy. Let's do what we came here to do and leave the familiarity outside the walls of my bank."Winnie couldn't help but be a little bit curious with him. The way he said the strictest things in the goofiest voice was captivating.There was also his very unusual eyes, which never showed the depths of whatever emotions he was experiencing at any g
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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
