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Life After Divorce: The Rise Of Elijah Crawford Chapter 53
Under the scorching heat of the day, a black jeep pulled over the Luxe beach hut. Its doors slid open, and Colin Trust emerged. His hands went into his pockets, as he took a few seconds to soak in the waves. Dressed in all white, with the only other colors on him being his dark shades and jet-black hair, he looked every inch the heartthrob he was. He had been gone from Quantum City for so long, that his absence created a void in the dating scene. Now the party animal was back, and the first was doing the same for the silver eyes beauty. However, the crafty businessman wasn't here for pleasure today. Nathan Luxe had asked to meet here discreetly, and he couldn't deny the fact he was curious to know what the man who almost took over his bank many years ago had to say to him. Of course that was all in the past now. He and Nathan shared an understanding of some sort, despite the age gap. Regardless of these facts, one couldn't be too trusting of a man like Nathan Luxe.He couldn't help
Life After Divorce: The Rise Of Elijah Crawford Chapter 54
"You'll find out there's more to him than meet the eyes," Nathan said in a low, raging voice."That's a challenge I'm up for," He filled his glasses again and reclined into his seat. "But I'm guessing that's not why you called me out today. What's up?" "You're right," He straightened up, pushing the thoughts of Elijah aside. "I wanted to discuss our recent meeting. I have a few things I need to get off my chest.""Like?" He raised a fine brow."Dr Hill.""Hmmm," He nodded. "What about the doctor?""Do you ever think he's hiding something? Like why he kept hammering on the Crawford family?""Yeah, I noticed too. He was a little bit obsessed with knowing what went down that night. Which I found strange. I mean wasn't it his hospital the bodies of the couple were taken to? He declared them dead right? He also went to the scene of the incident to ensure no one else survived. I wonder why he's still so obsessed with that night.""Because he knows something we don't. He kept insis
Life After Divorce: The Rise Of Elijah Crawford Chapter 55
"Who were you just talking to?" Tiana Anderson intercepted her daughter in the living room.Rhonda sighed. "Nathan Luxe."Tiana's face instantly lit up. "Come with me my darling. Come tell me everything you two discussed." She held Rhonda by her shoulders, moving her to the dining area where her sister, Laura was seated."You're not going to work today, Laura?" Rhonda asked when she saw her sister scrolling through her phone."Nope. I've decided to work remotely today." She said, not bothering to look up."That's impossible. You can't work a job like yours from home." Rhonda said, sitting across from her. "Mum tell Rhonda to stop bothering me please." She said, her eyes still fixed on her phone."Let her be," Tiana took the seat beside her. "Let's talk about Nathan Luxe. What did he say?" She asked with a voice filled with curiosity.For a brief second, Rhonda wondered why she was this invested. Then she remembered how obsessed her mother was with that family. If she could, s
Life After Divorce: The Rise Of Elijah Crawford Chapter 56
Buried between crisp linings, with his head on a soft white pillow facing his ceiling, Elijah dreamt. His dream took place in a different time. A different era. When men and beasts had much more in common. In those times, no one hid behind the facades of a well-tailored three-piece suit, and their expensive cars. Blood, sweat, and tears were the order of the day.Elijah saw himself in the middle of a vast battlefield. Clad in full armor and helmet, with his shield and spear firmly in his hands. The land was barren as far as he could see. The clouds were thick with thunderstorms. He didn't know why he was there. There wasn't a battle to be fought. However, every time he tried to take a step, he couldn't move. He found himself rooted to the same spot he had been. Suddenly, thick smoke began to sweep through the field. It became impossible to see. He covered his face with the shield, and then he could see. Even far beyond what was possible. He saw the flag of the enemy. It waved thro
Life After Divorce: The Rise Of Elijah Crawford Chapter 57
"Wait up Snow. What am I supposed to see?"He came out to find a table filled with breakfast. He cleaned his eyes with the back of his hands and blinked. Nothing disappeared. The table was still full, and Snow was waiting by the window."What's this about?" He asked, his voice dragging Snow away from the window. "You didn't come down on time, and now they're gone.""Snow, who is gone?" He asked, with one hand on his waist, and the other finger massaging his forehead."The guys I told you about? They were watching the house for over an hour." He explained."Why didn't you try your best to wake me?"But as he asked the question, and Snow wagged his tail, walking past him to the dining table, he knew he wasn't getting a response for such a foolish question. The dog did try its best to wake him up. It wasn't his fault he was navigating such gory dreams, no encounters."Are you hungry or not?" Snow took a brief break from the bone he was munching on to ask."Did you do all of this
Life After Divorce: The Rise Of Elijah Crawford Chapter 58
The Carter restaurant was packed full when Winnie Carter arrived at the building. Not wanting to be seen by anyone, she made the round to a more private area where she could meet her guests without the noisiness of the main area.He was already seated, waiting for her when she arrived. His bodyguards announced her presence. He rose to his feet, unable to stop the cheesy smile that overpowered his face. Lexington Grey in all his many years as a business man had never seen a more beautiful woman. His wife included.It wasn't just the way her long legs went on forever. Or her tiny waist, sitting atop curvy hips. Not even her face looked like something straight out of Mount Olympus. It was in her carriage of herself. It was in her unique smell that drove men's senses wild. Her demeanor was elegant and poised. Her aura was simply angelic. Male or female, you couldn't be around Winnie Carter and not be in awe."Good evening Mr Lexington." She smiled, taking his outstretched hands."Eve
Life After Divorce: The Rise Of Elijah Crawford Chapter 59
"You're in the lab twice in one week. Please tell me you came to see her." Tobias said, coming out of the room behind the bookshelf.Elijah who had been pacing back and forth, stopped. "Did you put a stop to distributions like I told you?" He tapped his foot restlessly, his face devoured of even the tiniest hint of a smile.Elijah had come out of his house that morning, determined to stop whatever was being planned against his lab before it could escalate. He was halfway there when the news of the security and health department declaring the Crawford laboratory safe to open again was shared on the news. Between the former and the latter, he was agitated."I did. But why do you seem so troubled? It's not like anyone knows you own the lab producing these herbs." He said, peeling off the gloves in his hands, and replacing them with fresher ones."Did you hear the news?" He changed the trajectory of the conversation again.Tobias didn't answer immediately. Opening a drawer below one
Life After Divorce: The Rise Of Elijah Crawford Chapter 60
"Elijah? Do you know who sent that?" Tobias touched his shoulders lightly.He shrugged his hands away, his frown deepening. "I have a pretty good idea.""Okay?""Dr Hill." He said."What?" Tobias moved back, shaking his head in disbelief."I was going to tell you this, but I almost forgot. The night I went to the Carter's for dinner, that wasn't the only place I went to that night.""You went to see Dr Hill." It was more a statement than a question."Yes I did. I got some pretty insightful informations.""No," Tobias shook his head, walking back to where he stood before. "You cannot let Dr Hill get to you. He's the most manipulative man I've ever known." He said, gathering the bottles to put them back into the drawer."I know. You don't have to tell me that. But he knows about me.""What?" He whipped his head up, unable to believe what he had just heard."Yeah. He's the one who placed Mum at the spot where you found her. He's been watching ever since.""So he knows about
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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
