Chapter 169Chapter 169
Happily-ever-after The sound of the doorbell made Butler Gray sigh out his frustration and then he
walked over to go answer the door.
When he opened it, Mr. Bamford was staring back at him with twelve police officers standing behind
him. “Good morning, Chief?” Mr. Gray greeted politely. “May I help you?”
“Except for the workers, who else from the Hayes family is home?” Mr. Bamford asked.
“Madam Jewel is not back from the hospital yet, Ma‘am Martha suddenly packed her things and left, so
it‘s only sir Dean who is inside the resident at this moment.”
“Can you get him out here for me?”
“Yes, chief.”
After Butler Gray left the doorway, it took a while before Dean could appear at the door, smelling of
alcohol. His face was blotchy red in anger as he stared at Mr. Bamford.
“What do you want?” Dean demanded angrily.
“We have an order from the court. You are notified to move out of the mansion within the next twenty-
four hours or else tomorrow, we will have full authority to move you by any means necessary to make
sure that you
comply,” Mr. Bamford stated calmly. “The resident is under new ownership, and he has only permitted
the workers to continue occupying this space, so you have to leave!”
“Screw Elijah, and screw you!” Dean yelled furiously.Shaking his head, Mr. Bamford frowned slightly and said, “Well, tomorrow, I can‘t promise that we will
be this nice and friendly, so make sure you get out before then.”
Without saying a word, Dean took a step back and then slammed the door in Mr. Bamford‘s face.
After standing frozen for a while, he took out his phone to do a bank transfer but soon realized that his
account was frozen.
Suddenly, the heat of frustration awoke in him and he made a call to his bank, immediately lashing out
at the receptionist when she picked up, “Why the fuck is my transfer not going through?” “I am so sorry,
Mr. Hayes. But because the account is linked to the company and all assets of Vesta Co. have been
frozen by the order of the court, your account had to be deactivated for the time being. My sincere–”
Abruptly ending the call, Dean threw his phone at the wall, and watched as it cracked against the hard
surface, shouting, “Screw you, Elijah! Screw! You!”
Worry beaming in her eyes, Patricia stared at Tony standing in the doorway of their mansion and then
at the officers.
“Good morning, Tommy. According to the court, order by the Chief Justice all properties belonging to
Mr. Hayes are rightfully owned by Peach Hayes, and in accordance with her requests, you and your
wife and everyone in this residence that is blood–related to Madam Jewel should vacant the building in
the next twenty–four hours, and only workers are allowed to stay.” The officers explained.
Pulling on her husband‘s arm, Patricia cried, “Honey, you can‘t allow this to happen!”
“It‘s not your husband‘s decision to make, Madam. The only person that can cancel this order is Elijah
and Peach Maxwell… So please get your things and be out of this mansion by tomorrow.” Another
officer firmly said. Thinking about not having a grand mansion to live in again made Patricia cry,
“Honey…”“Stop your stupid whining, woman!” Tommy shouted at Patricia, pulling away from his wife completely,
and slamming the door closed in the officer’s face.
Then he reached into his pocket for his phone, going to his bank app as he scrolled back into the living
room.
“Damnit!!” Tommy growled, his hand shaking around the phone.
“What is it?!” Patricia lashed out in panic.
“They are freezing our damn accounts too!”
“No… No… no… How are we going to live? I don‘t want to be poor!”
“Shut the hell up, woman!”
“Don‘t shout at me when you are nothing but a broke ass! If you don‘t find a way to fix this, I am
dumping
you!”
As his face hardened, Tommy scowled at his wife and then said, “Plan B is already in motion… This will
not be the end for me.” i
The sound of his shoe hitting the tile as he marched down the hospital lobby echoed softly, and all the
nurses kept staring and whispering as they stare, admiring Elijah as his men follow him.
When he reached the front desk, he gave the receptionist a small smile and then asked, “Can you tell
me which room Jewel is in?”
Immediately recognizing who he was, the lady stood and said, “Good morning, Mr. Maxwell! Yes, Mr.
Maxwell. This way, Mr. Maxwell!”Giving her another faint smile, Elijah watched her walk from behind the desk and walk around it.
After following her lead to Jewel‘s room, Elijah walked in
without knocking first, and the moment, Jewel stared away from the window, meeting his eyes, Elijah
commanded the nurse, “Please leave us,”
“Yes, Mr. Maxwell.” The nurse responded, bowing respectfully as she shut the door behind them and
then left the two alone in the room.
“You arrogant bastard!” Jewel snarled.
Ignoring her words, Elijah sat down in front of Jewel and leaned forward, saying coldly, it‘s good to see
that you are still keeping up the same energy. At least I wouldn‘t be left with the tiniest of guilt when I
lock you up in prison because you are still the same old vile woman I met from day one. In fact, you
have become even more ugly than before.”
A bitter laugh escaped Jewel‘s lips as she glared at Elijah and replied sarcastically, “Haven‘t you gotten
your pound of flesh yet? Is ruining my family not enough to quench your thirst?! And now you want to
do what? Lock me in a cell and throw the key away and let me rot there?!”
“There is no redemption for you, is there?” Elijah said sadly, sitting back and gazing at Jewel. “You think
you don‘t deserve to be put in prison after killing your husband?”
“I never killed my husband! What woman will intentionally make herself a widow, after giving birth to
seven beautiful children for her man and he had given her the exact life she had dreamt of?”
“A woman whose heart is filled with greed and malice. Who will do anything to get what she wants and
would rather destroy other people to accomplish her goal. A woman who is selfish and insatiable … A
woman who never thinks that she did deserve to get punished for her sins!”“Wow, she sounds insufferable. But what does such a woman have to do with me?”
A faint scoff slipped from Elijah’s throat before he looked at Jewel directly in her eyes and said, “You
are no mother…” “Don‘t you dare! I love my children and I have done everything for them. I gave birth
to them all, and I have raised my sons and daughters since they were babies! I am a mother!” Madam
Jewel lashed out furiously, clenching her fists so tight that her knuckles turned white.
But your actions are still wrong, and because of you, their lives are all ruined, and yet, you don‘t see
it… You don‘t see how you mess up your family!” “My children are full–grown. What they do or do not
do isn‘t my fault! How dare you question my motherhood based on what my full–grown adult children
have done!”
Speechless, Elijah just stared at her before he leaned forward and spoke calmly, almost pitifully, “You
can speak with the devil‘s tongue, filled with deception and lies, but I will make sure that your next
family reunion will be held in prison. I will drag you down Jewel for your crimes…”
When she hardened her face, his jaw tightened and then he stood from the chair, looking at her from
above, and said, “I once told you not to try to intimidate me, that I don’t play the trick of a sleeping dog.
If you bark at me, I will snap back. You should have listened and allowed a sleeping dog to lie. I have
not a single sympathy towards you, so I will see you in court soon, Jewel.”
Madam Jewel silently watched Elijah walk over to the door, and when he grabbed the doorknob, her
faint laugh echoed in his ear, and then he heard her say, “Go ahead and try to drag me down. You got
nothing on me… Nothing to use against me… Because I am innocent.”
“Lawyer Meeks and Doctor Jacob Williams will beg to differ with that statement… Don‘t you think,
Jewel?” Elijah said, turning around to look at her.The color had suddenly drained from Madam Jewel‘s face and her breathing was labored, but still, she
refused to show fear, glaring at him instead as she spat out,“ Bringing back ghost now to scare me. Is
that the best you have?”
novelbinThe corner of Elijah‘s lip pulled into a half–smirk, not losing sight of her eyes, and then he said, “Your
days are numbered, Jewel. Enjoy the few seconds of freedom because you are going to spend the rest
in a cage.”
With those words, Elijah opened the door, and as he was about to walk out, Madam Jewel took out her
slipper and threw them at him, but he was out just in time, and it hit the closed door as her scream
echoed after him, “You arrogant bastard!”
When Elijah got back in the back seat of his car, Ryan took one look at the disappointed look on his
face and asked, “She didn‘t say anything useful, did she?”
“She‘s playing the devil‘s tongue… Pretending like she doesn‘t know what I am talking about.” Elijah
answered with a soft sigh. “It‘s like she guessed that I was recording her… Or maybe she‘s in denial of
her sins, so she won‘t face the nightmare that comes with it.”
“Damnit… Since we only have others‘ testimony against her, her voice confession was going to help us
lock her up for good.”
“We will–”
The sound of his ringtone made Elijah stop mid sentence, and he answered with a low, “Babe,”
The was a brief pause and then Peach‘s soft voice echoed in his ear, “If you can’t make it for the first
official doctor‘s appointment tomorrow, it‘s okay… I–”
“I am on my way to the airport.”“Oh, okay then. I am glad you can make it.”
The afternoon air in Bordoria hit Elijah‘s face the moment he stepped outside the airport, his hands
stuck in his pocket as he stared at the car‘s door open and his father‘s security line up before the
limousine back door opened.
Not holding back, Peach jumped out of the car, running over to Elijah, ignoring her mother‘s voice, “Be
careful honey.”
Opening his arms, Elijah smiled as he waited for her, and when Peach reached him, she jumped into
his arms, wrapping her legs tightly around his waist as he picked her up off the ground and spun her
around. : “I missed you!” Peach exclaimed as she looked into his gaze, her eyes glittering with tears
and joy.
“Me too,” Elijah whispered into her ears, kissing the top of her head gently while squeezing her tighter
to his body. Narrowing her eyes, Melina watched them from the taxi windshield, a cap covering her face
as she thought,‘ Snow White‘s stepmother was an idiot. Why poison an apple just for her to sleep and
then find love afterward… giving her a happy ending… I‘m glad this is real life and not some stupid
story… Because in reality, not everyone gets their Happily–ever-after.’