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Life After Divorce: The Rise Of Elijah Crawford Chapter 233
As John slammed the door shut, he was met with a barrage of questions from the exclusives.“What the fuck is going on?” Kingston hissed. “Why are the press here? Fuck! Our cars are in the parking lot. Do you think we'd be in the news too?” Nathan worried aloud.John was irritated. They were the most selfish and self-centered group he had ever seen.Worrying about being found by the press, when his boss was in a critical condition.“John, can I speak to you?” Colin asked more level-headed than the rest.He nodded, and they moved to a corner.“Is Sir Carter fine? What's going on?” He asked.Before he responded, he waited to hear a note of sincerity in his voice or see a hint in his eyes.“He has a slight health issue. Dr Hill took care of it already. He's now sleeping in his room.”“Oh. Will he be fine? Is there anything we can do?”“He will be fine. As for what you can do, please wait for the press to be cleared out, then you can leave. I'm sure the boss would love to be alone when he
Life After Divorce: The Rise Of Elijah Crawford Chapter 234
She knew she wasn't supposed to kiss him back. Everything between them was too heavy to be playing house, but she couldn't help herself.How many nights had she dreamed of this? After that night in his arms, she had longed to be with him again.Now the opportunity had presented itself. She couldn't possibly let it pass, could she?“Can I?” She thought, suddenly remembering Laura Anderson's words.She stilled, and Elijah felt it and pulled away.“What is it?” He asked with concern in his voice as he stroked her cheeks.“We should stop,” she said.“Why?” “You kissed Rhonda. There's still something that should be explored between you two. I don't want to come in between anything.”He wanted to argue. To counter her claims. To tell her why that kiss had happened in the first place. But that would require telling her the entire truth.The night had seen enough truth to last for a while. Maybe some other times he'd be bold enough to confess.“You're right. I kissed Rhonda. It's wrong to ki
Life After Divorce: The Rise Of Elijah Crawford Chapter 235
Elijah woke up with a start. He turned to see Winnie still fast asleep.Carrying her head gently out of his chest, he placed it on a pillow.He rose to his feet, his ring glowing. Marching out of the room, he walked straight out of the house.It was barely dawn. Just the first break of lights shone through.Everywhere was silent, as everyone slept. He walked behind, to the garden, his footsteps leading him there.He stopped when he saw the frame of a man standing with his hands shoved into his pocket.Asher turned around, a grin forming on his face as he faced him.“What beautiful land you have here. Have you thought about expanding?”“What do you want Asher?”His eyes went down to the ring, and his smile brightened. “That thing is like a morning wood, right? It wakes up and just glows. Damn, I envy you!”Elijah hissed between his teeth. “Why are you always in my house? I'm getting sick and tired of you trespassing?”“Why? Do you feel guilty?” He grinned mischievously.“Guilty? Why s
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“You're joking right?” He chuckled nervously.She looked around her as if he was talking to someone other than her. “Me?” She pointed to her chest. “Why would I be joking about seeing her? I really want to see her. Take me to her.”“I can't do that.”She frowned. “You've not forgiven me?”He hissed. “I told you I hold no grievances. I just don't think you need to see my mother. Not just anyone can go into her room.”She swallowed her hurt and shame at his words and pushed forward. “I'm not just anyone. I don't care what you choose to say, or believe, but I'm not anyone. I want to see your mother. She's the reason you wanted that herb, isn't she?”“Nicely deduced. What gave me away?”“Your persistence. It was the reason I found you hot in the first place. You knew what you wanted, and went for it.”“Why then did you lie to me that you went through great troubles to find it?”Her face flushed, unable to keep up the back and forth with a straight face. “How do you know I didn't?”“Becau
Life After Divorce: The Rise Of Elijah Crawford Chapter 237
“Hey, are you already on your way?” Elijah looked at the bed to see Tobias popping up on his screen.“It's not my fault you got stuck with party planning with Laura Anderson. Don't rush me,” he said, as he buttoned his suit shirt.“Well if you had followed me to the City parade, I would have had a reason to escape with you before this party. It's not even started yet and I'm on my fourth drink for the night,” he said all the way from his hotel as he dressed up too.The weekend had started with a bang. The City recorded its biggest attendance record for a parade day.It seemed everyone had come out to walk around the City.Who wouldn't? When you had billionaire building architectural designs no one had ever seen before, it was bound to attract viewers who would never get another opportunity to be at its premises. Elijah had woken up determined not to leave the house. After calling and failing to reach Winnie, he called her grandfather.John wouldn't let him speak to him. He apologized
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“Laura said she secured a spot in the VIP section for us. I almost wish she didn't,” Tobias said as they made their way to the big leagues.“Why? Don't you like mingling with the high and mighty?” Elijah asked sarcastically.“Not on a night where I'm drained. I don't think I have the patience to withstand their bullshit.”“Fair. But you don't have to. If they move mad, you move crazier.” He shrugged.Tobias' eyes squinted towards him. “What are you planning to do, Elijah? You're talking very recklessly.”“Worried I'm going to ruin your hard work?” He smiled mischievously “Actually, yes. I didn't have sleepless nights with Laura appearing in my dreams at intervals to remind me of the City's festival to have anyone ruin it.”“You think this is a success? Look around you, bro. What do you see?”“People having fun?” He raised a brow, curious about where Elijah was taking this.“No, you're seeing the biggest patronizing act since dawn. Everyone is demarcated by their social class. Where's
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“Let me go, Elijah!” She dragged her hand away when they were out of earshot.She could feel prying eyes on her, but she was too pissed off to give a damn.“What was Mr Jay talking about? Are you and Winnie really a thing now? So why did you kiss me?” She asked, her voice rising in frustration.“I need you to calm down, and listen to me,Rhonda.”“No!” She spat furiously. “I don't have to be calm. All I've ever been is calm, and look at where it's gotten me. If you like Winnie so much, please don't try to lead me in. I can't stand being a hypocrite!” She whirled, and walked away.“Shit!” He muttered between his breaths.He looked up and found everyone's eyes on him. Taking a deep breath, he walked forward.“You've fucked things up, haven't you?” Colin Trust asked as he passed by.He was going to ignore him, when the man slid into his way.“Hey, I'm talking to you.”He was fishing for trouble. Everyone could see, but no one was going to intervene until things actually got violent.“Excu
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“What do you know about him, Tiana?” Alice asked, interested in what she had to say.Maybe it would help her understand why the man always looked at her as if he knew her. Or why he was always so brusque and harsh in his approach towards her.She didn't care very much but was always amused by the reasons people came up with concerning her.“How curious are you? Would you pay top dollars to get an answer?”She hissed. “Why would I pay to get information about a nobody? I'd pass please.”Tiana laughed. “Oh, I don't think he's a nobody. Anyway, my role is to watch how things evolve henceforth.” She sipped from the wine she had mixed with a little vodka, planning to be intoxicated enough to drown this strange empathetic feeling that had erupted in her.“Elijah Crawford,” she whispered in her mind, but chuckled out loud. It was still hard to believe.Alice, realizing Tiana was acting like a crazy person, moved away from her.At the same time, Winnie moved in her way. They almost crashed bu
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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
