The Devilish Assassin Meets The Angelic Detective

Just a few minutes after Supremo's assistant left his office to follow his command, he received a call from a man named Sherlock. "I was about to call. Do you have further updates regarding the situation there?" Supremo asked him directly, skipping pleasantries. "Yes, I have, Supremo. That's why I call you. I know you've already seen the news about the impostor. Queen went to the crime scene this morning, unaware of what she was about to see. She's quite shaken and..." Sherlock was hesitating if he should continue or not. "And what?" Supremo said, feeling impatient. "She had experienced a panic attack." "WHAT???!" Supremo had raised his voice and reflexively stood up from his seat after hearing that. "Don't worry. It's not related to the toxin in her body. She's fine now. The Chief Detective took care of her. She went home to rest."  Sherlock was one of Supremo's trusted men who knew about Elle's health condition. Upon hearing the word Chief Detective, Supremo's grip on the phone tightened. He was now wearing a grim expression on his face.  He and Elle made some kind of a deal. He couldn't understand what Elle was trying to do by getting near with that Chief Detective once again. He was both mad and sad but he couldn't do something about it. However, he was so determined not to give up. He had to move. Today's incident also helped him to proceed to his original plan. "Sherlock… I sent you the thing. Follow our original plan. In a few days, I want a positive result, do you understand?" Supremo said to him firmly. 'Don't hate me. I am doing this for your own sake… Elle.' Supremo thought to himself. "I got it, Supremo." "Good. Continue monitoring Aliyah secretly. Don't let her find out that you are watching her. Be careful not to reveal to her that you're one of my people." "I understand, Supremo." Yesterday, he got a call from Supremo's right hand man, asking him to start following their Queen because Supremo had discovered something which their Queen was not supposed to do. Unknown to them, Sherlock was already monitoring her since the day she came back to City Z. Sherlock already anticipated that sooner or later Supremo would ask him to follow their Queen's movement and report everything to him. So he already made a preparation beforehand.  "That's all for today. I'm going to City Z soon. Handle everything there before I arrive." Supremo said with his authoritative voice. Then he hung up the phone. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Meanwhile, the girl who was occupying Supremo's thoughts just arrived at her place. Erick was with her. He insisted on driving her to her home while Sandy and Josh went back to their office. "Thanks for the ride, Erick," Elle said. She was in low spirits. She was still bothered by what happened today. Elle was about to enter her apartment when she noticed that Erick didn't move. He remained standing on her doorsteps, staring at her. Elle gazed up to look at his face. The confusion could be seen in her dark eyes. "Are you not leaving yet, Chief Lee?" "Are you sending me away just like that, not even inviting me to come inside?" Erick said, a little bit disappointed. "Huh? I didn't mean to look rude or not accommodating for not inviting you in. But you still have work today. You should go back to your headquarters." Elle said with a faint smile. "But I want to stay… and accompany you." Erick said stubbornly.  He was reluctant to leave her especially after he witnessed her sudden panic attack a while ago. Elle just looked at Erick helplessly. She was planning to call Supremo as soon as she got home. But now, Erick was insisting on staying. Seeing the persistence and determination in Erick's eyes, Elle couldn't refuse him. She just wished that Erick won't ask too many questions about her panic attack. Of course, she also didn't want to talk about Catseye. She was hoping that Erick would not bring up that topic. She was not yet ready for a confrontation nor any discussions about it.  She was afraid that because of this incident Catseye's case would be reopened and be reinvestigated again by Erick's team. Now, she had more reasons for not revealing her identity to Erick that she was Elle. After contemplating for a while, Elle allowed Erick to stay. Elle felt emotionally exhausted today. As much as she wanted to entertain Erick but she couldn't fight the urge to sleep. They were sitting in the living room when Erick noticed Elle's sleepy state. "Don't fight it. If you want to sleep then rest. Don't worry about me. I am not planning to harm you while you are sound asleep." Erick said jokingly. Elle giggled after hearing that. "Are you not leaving yet? They might be looking for you now at your headquarters." Erick just merely chuckled without responding to her. Then he stood up as he approached her. He stretched his right arm in front of her. "Come, let's go to your bed." Elle's heart skipped a beat after hearing that. His words brought a blush on her cheeks. She lowered her gaze to avoid eye contact with him and hide her reddened face. But Erick still managed to see her blushing face. He couldn't help letting out soft chuckles. "Hey, why are you looking like that? Don't tell me you are having some perverted thoughts again." Erick blatantly said, teasing her. Elle shot him a glare. '[email protected] Erick! Why are you making me more embarrassed.' "I just want you to go to your bed and sleep. I will stay to watch over you." Erick added upon noticing her glare. "Forget it. Just leave." Elle scoffed at him before marching in towards her bedroom, leaving Erick in the living room. However, Erick quickly followed her. "Hey don't get mad. I am just kidding… and I just want to tease you." "I know. That's why I want you to leave." Elle said as she lay down on her bed and quickly covered her body with a blanket, turning her back on Erick. Erick ignored her words. He sat down on the corner of her bed.  "Sleep well. Don't be afraid. I will be here watching you." Erick softly said to her. Elle didn't respond but the corner of her lips stretched out into a warm smile before closing her eyes. Then after a few minutes, she drifted off to sleep. Erick silently watched her. He brought his hand to her head, gently stroking her hair. Then his hand moved down, c.a.r.e.s.sing her cheeks. "Though you lied to me last night, I know you didn't do it. You didn't kill him." Erick murmured to her. "Please Elle… stop fighting it. Stop pretending already. I am here. I will protect you now. This time I will not fail you. Please come back to my side now."  Erick continued, "I will wait… I will always wait for you." His eyes were filled with terderness and love for the girl in front of him. Then he lowered his head to hers, planting a soft kiss on her forehead.