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Life After Divorce: The Rise Of Elijah Crawford Chapter 218
When Elijah stepped out of his room, he met relative silence.His brain took a few seconds to do the math.Tobias was at work, the nurse had to be with his mother, then there was Snow.Nah.He shook his head and stepped forward. There was no point worrying about Snow. He knew how to take care of himself. His eyes went to the big clock on the wall, and he discovered it was almost noon.“Shit,” he muttered under his breath.He had spent the whole of his morning drawing a plan. He wasn't sure why he bothered because nothing went according to plan. But he did anyway.His gaze darted out the window, and through the little hole the blinds had created, he saw a hint of the truck. His memory was juggled, and he knew he had to return it.Returning to his room, he grabbed his phone and his wallet.On his way out, he stumbled on Snow strolling leisurely out of nowhere.“Hey man, you're finally up.”He rolled his eyes and ignored him.“Doing that thing where you make people feel like they're tal
Life After Divorce: The Rise Of Elijah Crawford Chapter 219
A furious glimmer formed in his eyes as he opened the car door after confirming the driver's pay.He shut the door behind him and marched forward. Going straight to Avery's car, he opened the passenger's seat and slid into it.“Drive out of the way so the innocent man can pass,” he ordered.“Yes, boss.” She smiled and turned the car around.Thankfully, there were no other cars beside the stairs, he thought.She was so impulsive sometimes. She simply just refused to grow out of the rebellious teenager stage.The moment she parked to the side, he went berserk on her.“What do you think you're doing? Have you lost your mind?!”“Don't scream at me. It turns me on.” She bit her lips. “You're crazy! You've lost your mind!”“Haven't we registered that fact already? And I already told you screaming at me turns me on. It won't be my fault if I kiss you, would it?” She asked, fluttering her lashes.“What do you want, Avery?” He asked, over her shenanigans.“I think we should talk. I followed y
Life After Divorce: The Rise Of Elijah Crawford Chapter 220
Tobias tried to relax as Laura Anderson drove him around, but he just couldn't.She had gone from playing music to talking to herself and then placing the music again. Yet, the smile never left her face, and neither did she seem irritated.Contrary to the opinion he had of her before, she was showing a different side he didn't like either.But this time, it was for a more shallow reason. If he allowed himself even to separate the mean witch he knew her as from this carefree girl, he might like her. He couldn't afford to like someone who hated his friend.“Hey, are we going to keep going around in circles?” He asked when she made a U-turn on the same road, for the third time. Her hand shot to the dashboard, as she lowered the volume of the radio.“What did you say?” She asked innocently.“I asked why we were going around in circles. Have we not gotten to wherever we're heading to yet?”“Nope.” She shook her head.“No?” He scoffed. “I don't enjoy being toyed with, Laura.”“So you know
Life After Divorce: The Rise Of Elijah Crawford Chapter 221
Avery's car came to a halt in front of Elijah's house, and she turned her head to study the man who had strangely fallen asleep in her car.He had to be really tired to do that. Never the kind of man to show any sign of weakness. At least for the last three years.She studied his face. He had left the hair on his head, and that on his chin to grow wild.The Elijah of before would never. He was always so well groomed, down to the around his groin areas.A lot had changed, she decided. It sucked that she was the biggest driver of that change.After all, she had taken Asher to him. She closed her eyes, thinking of what would have happened if she hadn't done that.Elijah would have never been in danger. He wouldn't have changed. They probably would have been married and thriving in Tokyo.His parents wouldn't have died either.It sounded nice to assume, but no one could predict fate. Not even the gods.Her eyes opened and met his still closed. Despite the physical changes, he was still as
Life After Divorce: The Rise Of Elijah Crawford Chapter 222
“Who is the king—” he blinked, and Green was gone.“Green?!” He screamed at the top of his lungs.“Where are you, Green?” He looked around, searching frantically.From his closet, to under his bed. Even his bathroom. Through every corner he searched, he screamed out his name.“Come back, Green. Tell me what God you're talking about!”His room door was pushed open, and a nurse burst into the room.“I heard you screaming, Elijah! Are you okay?” She searched his face worriedly.“Where's Green?” He asked, his head rotating from one axis to the other.“Who is Green?” She questioned, totally confused.“Green. Green!” He repeated like she was supposed to know.“Elijah? Is everything fine?” Snow strolled into the room.“Where the fuck is Green!” His ring began to glow, its intensity pushing him to the bed. As he dropped on it, he felt a sudden shudder.He blinked again, and everything became normal.“It wasn't Green,” he muttered drowsily, as his head fell to the pillow. “It was a vision. H
Life After Divorce: The Rise Of Elijah Crawford Chapter 223
William Carter paced back and forth in his living room, still trying to recover from the shocking news he heard.It had trickled into his ears late last night, hence, he couldn't get a sink of sleep.When he woke up that morning, he had just one thing in mind. He needed confirmation of the rumors he heard.He had sent a message to the exclusives for an emergency meeting.He didn't want to do it in his new house, but his daughter was staying at his former place. If he held it there, she would butt in.He also didn't want it to be held in their usual meeting spot. Something told him it was a little compromised.He was still pacing when the first car arrived.He looked through his windows and saw Tiana Anderson.John came into the house, a tired look on her face.“They're starting to arrive.”“Thanks, John.”The man had been not just a faithful servant to him, but also to his precious granddaughter.John knew about the exclusives. He had silently watched them run the city of years.He di
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“I've made up my mind, I want a house like this. The design is simply magnificent!” Nathan Luxe declared.William Carter threw him a state from the corner of his eyes. Of course he would want a house like this.Vain!They were all vain, and that was why they could never see behind their nose.It was always what they stood to gain. Never about the impact of their sons on others.Selfishness was the order of their days. More and more, he hated himself from embracing them.But it had not started like this, had it? No, it did not. Unfortunately, he was the only one of his time still active, alive.The Trusts, Luxe, Anderson, all dead. All forgotten, but he was still standing.Perhaps the reason they plotted to kill him. After all, he was against most of their deeds.He hated himself for doubting his own daughter's motives. He was certain it had to be her or her useless husband that planned to kill him.Yet, the real culprits stood in front of him. One of which he was going to discover,
Life After Divorce: The Rise Of Elijah Crawford Chapter 225
“Wait, how's that even possible?” Kingston, who knew nothing about this latest bombshell, asked.“Why wouldn't it be? It makes complete sense because Elijah once worked for Dr Banes. Tiana, you in fact should be able to shed more light on this fact,” Nathan said.“Me?” She clutched her chest, her face contorting with confusion. “Why me? What does anything about Elijah have to do with me?”“Yeah, because your daughter was married to the man. She didn't just pick him up from thin air, did she?” Nathan rolled his eyes.There was nothing he hated more than people who purposefully acted slow. Tiana thought she was just here for some gossip when this was a serious discussion that had to be had.“He's right, Tiana. How did your daughter and Elijah meet?” Colin asked.From the position he sat, William Carter observed everyone present in the room.While they were trying to figure out how Elijah could possibly own that ring, he was still reeling from the shock of him having the ring in the firs
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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
