Chapter 55: Elijah’s Obsession

Chapter 55: Chapter 55: Elijah’s Obsession

At seven in the morning, Alexander still sat blankly on the balcony when the smart watch on his wrist suddenly rang. Alexander lowered his head to look. It was a strange number.

"Hello?"

A gentle female voice transmitted from the other side: [Hello Mr. Hall, I am Isabella Martinez.]

Alexander sat up immediately, asking in a low voice: "Miss Martinez, how is your older brother? I underestimated his medical condition, I sincerely apologize."

A sigh transmitted from the other side, followed by Isabella’s voice: [He is more stable now, but he probably cannot withstand any more shock. Mr. Hall, I heard the story from my older brother. Can I trouble you with a favor?]

"Please go ahead."

[Can you provide me with information about my younger brother? That boy Liam. My brother and I want to go look for him ourselves.]

Alexander said hurriedly: "Our family is exerting all our strength to search for the boy, we will find him very soon..."

[Mr. Hall.] Isabella cut Alexander’s words off: [Have you ever thought that the boy actually came looking for us, but because we sold the planet he could not find anyone, so right now he might very well be wandering somewhere? We thank everyone very much for helping us raise the boy. As for us, even though we were not wealthy enough, we also gave Elijah a carefree life. We no longer owe each other anything.]

The other side paused for a moment, subsequently Isabella continued to speak: [As for why we had to sell the planet, leading to our biological younger brother being unable to find his way home, I think you must understand clearly. And then, sir. I do not know for what reason that after failing to find us, the boy did not return to the Hall house. But I guess he does not want to be involved with your family anymore. I respect my younger brother’s decision, so I also hope you all respect my younger brother’s wish as well.]

The implication was, we will search for our younger brother ourselves, once we find him we will raise him ourselves, the Hall family should not stick their hands in anymore. Alexander naturally understood these words. He was unwilling, but every word Isabella said was the truth. The Hall family truly no longer had any relationship with Liam.

Alexander covered his face, speaking dejectedly: "I understand. I apologize for bothering you two. I will send Liam’s file over right now."

[I have troubled you. Goodbye.]

"Yes, goodbye."

The conversation ended unhappily. Alexander fell back against the back of his chair. A knock on the door from the butler transmitted from outside, inviting Alexander down to eat breakfast.

Alexander’s eyes flashed with determination. He pulled his spirits together, walking downstairs to eat breakfast with the family.

The Hall family’s breakfast was quite luxurious in everyone’s eyes, because they ate baked pastries stuffed with meat sauce instead of nutrient fluid.

"Father, Mother, Elijah. Once we finish eating later, everyone please sit still in your places. I have an important matter to announce."

Mr. and Mrs. Hall looked at Alexander in astonishment, but seeing his stern expression, they swallowed their questions back down. Elijah felt a little anxious. When Benjamin’s name became famous after the film screening yesterday, Elijah guessed Alexander would notice. He did not know what Alexander would talk about, whether it was the matter of having found Liam, or that Alexander had spoken to the Martinez family and learned about the things he had done himself?

Each person finished breakfast with their own private mood. They sat at the table, waiting for the servants to finish clearing the dining table and withdraw, only then did Mr. Hall speak:

"What important matter do you have to announce this early in the morning?"

Alexander opened his smart watch, sending several document files to the smart watches of the three people. Elijah opened the document, his body trembling suddenly. Mr. Hall and Mrs. Hall initially carried a leisurely mood while reading the document, yet the more they read the more terrified they became, subsequently looking at Elijah with faces full of disbelief.

The thing Alexander sent them was precisely the document proving Liam’s innocence that Alexander had previously obtained from the Light of Time smart watch. He covered his forehead, speaking:

"This is what Liam wanted to announce at that birthday banquet, but then the incident happened. I think the reason he ran away from home after being discharged from the hospital was because..." Alexander’s voice choked: "Because I secretly deleted all of it."

Although he had saved a copy in his own smart watch, the truth was indeed that he had deleted the copy in Liam’s smart watch. Alexander rubbed his eyes hard, reducing the stinging sensation in his eyes:

"Yesterday I called Benjamin Martinez. He only learned at that moment that Elijah is not their family’s biological son. After learning that their biological younger brother Liam was missing, Benjamin suffered a medical attack right on the spot."

Alexander looked at Elijah: "I cannot understand, Elijah. They could not possibly have treated you any better. Even though they were poor, they never let you lose out on anything. After learning your true identity, why did you not contact us? Our family would certainly have come to pick you up. But you wiped out Benjamin’s life-saving money, forcing them to sell the planet they were living on. You even fabricated stories, smearing their character. Why is that, Elijah?"

Alexander slammed his hand hard onto the table: "If you found Liam an eyesore, you only needed to speak the truth that the Martinez family was very good, Father and Mother and I would not have kept Liam in our house either. Why must you take a seemingly simple matter, subsequently turning it step by step into something so complicated like this?"

"Do you know that because Liam could not find his biological relatives, his whereabouts are completely unknown right now? Do you know that because of the things you did, even with nowhere left to rely on, Liam does not want to return to the Hall house either?"

"Elijah, is this true? So the matter at the birthday banquet that day, was that also..." Mrs. Hall’s face was covered in tears, looking at Elijah in agony. Mr. Hall said nothing, but his face was filled with disappointment.

"Yes, I did it." Contrary to his initial trembling fear, after hearing the fact that Liam had still not been found by the Martinez family, Elijah’s mood became rather good. He smirked: "Because I hate Liam, I hate him for stealing my life. I do not want him to live well. Whether it is the Hall family or the Martinez family, I want him to lose everything!"

Alexander was astounded: "But that was not Liam’s fault?! That was only a mix-up, none of us wanted that at all?!"

"So what if it was a mix-up?!" Elijah suddenly sprang to his feet, his voice turning high-pitched: "The person forced to endure being fatherless was not him! The person having classmates pointing at his nose cursing him as a bastard was not him! The person so poor he could not afford a handbag, getting swept out the door like trash by the store staff was not him either!"

"He... he..." Elijah hugged himself, his entire body trembling, his face as white as a sheet of paper: "At nine years old, the person molested by his biological uncle was not him either..."

The three members of the Hall family sprang to their feet immediately, looking at Elijah in terror. His body trembled violently, subsequently he acted as though going mad, running extremely fast to the foot of the stairs, crawling inside the alcove under the stairs, his entire body shrinking into a ball.

Although the servants standing outside did not hear clearly what they were talking about, seeing Elijah like that they were all somewhat panicked. Even though the space under the stairs was wiped daily, it was still very dirty. It was both small and dark, why would an Omega like Elijah suddenly crawl in there?

The three Hall adults immediately surrounded the area. Mrs. Hall knelt on the floor, reaching her hand out wanting to pull Elijah out. She cried loudly:

"Elijah, what is wrong with you? Come out here quickly! We will not blame you anymore, we will not ask you anymore either, come out here quickly!"

Elijah still did not crawl out, conversely burrowing even deeper. His entire body curled into a lump, trembling all over, muttering endlessly:

"I am sorry youngest uncle Vance, I did not mean it... If I did not say that, he would have sold sister Isabella..."

"I did not mean it, I did not mean it. Why does nobody believe me? Older brother does not believe me, older sister does not believe me, maternal grandfather does not believe me, uncles do not believe me either..."

"Everyone blames me... I am not wrong... why does nobody believe me at all..."

Mrs. Hall reached her hand out, speaking through her tears: "Mother believes you, Mother believes you, come out here quickly..."

Elijah shook his head: "No, Mother does not believe me, Mother does not believe me either. Eldest brother does not, Father does not either..."

Alexander and Mr. Hall stood outside, their hearts aching as though being sliced. Elijah’s condition right now was truly not stable at all. If he continued backing inward, they feared Elijah would be stuck tight inside there. Mr. Hall had to tell the butler to bring an aerosol anesthetic.

The anesthetic was sprayed in for a moment. Elijah’s gaze gradually dispersed, his body relaxing further. Alexander told Mrs. Hall to step outside, crawling in himself to bring Elijah out. Elijah’s mind was no longer lucid, his mouth still muttering endlessly:

"Do not kill my older brother and sister...", "I will be good...", "I will be obedient... I am wrong... do not sell my older sister...", "Uncle... I apologize..."

Alexander hugged his younger brother tight in his arms, his eyes full of pity.

Mrs. Hall went completely limp and fell to one side, getting supported onto the sofa by the servants. Mr. Hall’s mental power had become tyrannical, the tables and chairs around him getting twisted until deformed.

Seeing Mr. Hall about to lose control, the butler immediately placed a hand on his shoulder.

Mr. Hall’s mental power was suppressed in the blink of an eye.