The Devilish Assassin Meets The Angelic Detective

"Open this door for me," Supremo said in his low and deep voice.

Elle: "..."

'What did he mean by that?'

"Pardon? What did you say? Or rather… what do you mean by opening the door for you?" Elle asked him quizzically.

"Well… the door in your heart, can you open that for me… so that I can enter?" Supremo said blatantly.

'And kick out the person who is already inside your heart for me to replace him.' he wanted to add but he didn't dare to voice it out to her.

Elle's lips opened up and closed again but she couldn't utter a single word. She had no words to respond to that statement.

Her silence remained on the other line. After that, it was followed by her hiccup.

*Hiccup!* *Hiccup!*

Elle suddenly felt a heavy pressure in her shoulders right now. She felt uneasy and uncomfortable whenever Supremo was talking openly to her just like that. He was making things more difficult for Elle.

Elle bit her lower lip trying to stop her hiccup. It did not take long when she heard his chuckles over the phone.

"I got you there! Are you nervous now? Don't worry, I am just kidding." Supremo said, teasing her.

Elle just rolled her eyes skyward. She wanted to punch this guy. She had just calmed down a little bit when Supremo blurted out another shocking word.

"But I mean it literally. Please, open this door for me so that I can enter your apartment. I am outside of your apartment's door, right now."

Elle immediately sat up, with eyes open wide. She almost jumped out of the bed then paused for a moment.

"No way… are you also kidding this time, am I right?!" Elle asked him in disbelief.

"No, I'm not. I'll ring the bell for you so that you will believe me." After saying that, Elle heard the sound of her doorbell twice.

Elle was quite surprised at this sudden visit. She thought this guy was doing a long-distance call and he was a million miles away from her. 

She had no idea that he was just outside her doorstep, getting ready to surprise her. And he succeeded!

"Are you not going to open this door? Is this how you will treat your savior who flies a million miles away for 18 hours just to see you? Where did your hospitality attitude go, Miss Aliyah Ross?"

Elle shook her head helplessly. This guy had multiple personalities. Sometimes he was quiet, cold, and too serious. Then suddenly, he would become gentle, talkative, and playful. But there were times she found him quite annoying too.

Though she felt a little bit nauseous due to her fever, Elle still managed to reach her main door, welcoming her uninvited visitor.

When she opened the door a handsome man wearing a dark blue coat, white shirts, and black pants greeted her sight. His eyes lit up and his lips curled up into gentle smile upon seeing her face.

Deep down his heart, he knew he missed her so much. Though he was in the States physically his mind was always wandering to this place where Elle was.

"Why are you here? When did you arrive? I thought you have to stay there for another three months. What happened?" Elle bombarded him with so many questions.

"Easy. One question at a time. And… will you let me in first? Let's talk inside."

Elle just nodded. Then the two of them entered the house. They sat down in her living room.

"Have you eaten your dinner? If not, there are some foods left inside the refrigerator. I'll heat it up for you." Elle was about to go to the kitchen when Supremo grabbed her elbow to stop her.

"It's alright. You don't need to do that. I'm full." After saying that, he gently pulled her down to sit beside him.

"Now talk," Elle said firmly. Then a light crease formed in her forehead as she frowned while looking at him.

"I just arrived here at around 6:00 pm in the evening. Yesterday, I traveled from States going to Country J for some business deal. Then after that, I decided to come here to help and assist you personally."

"Don't worry, before I left I make sure that everything will be settled there even without me. Dr. Argus is closely monitoring him. We need to change our strategy now. Let's be more aggressive this time. If they couldn't create the antidote, then let's find the antidote here."

Elle merely lifted an eyebrow. She was still in doubt if that's the only reason why he came here in a rush.

"Ok. But why did you come here this late? You should have taken a rest first and just visit me in the morning." 

'Because I want to see you!' He thought to himself.

Supremo was staring at her intently. Then he noticed that Elle looked pale. She's also sniffing a little. Instead of giving her an answer, Supremo threw her a question.

"Are you sick? Do you feel unwell?" There was a hint of deep concern in his voice.

Reflexively, he brought his arm on her forehead, checking her temperature. It's hot. She had a fever.

"I'll be fine. I already took flu medicine. Once I get enough sleep then I will feel better tomorrow. So I think… we should call it a night. Let's talk tomorrow. Go to your place and take a rest too. I know you are tired after that long flight." Elle said, dismissing Supremo. She wanted to rest too. She felt her eyelids becoming heavy.

"Alright. You should sleep now." Supremo said, agreeing to her.

Elle stood up getting ready to see him off. Supremo also stood up. But instead of walking towards the main door, he headed to her room.

Elle followed him in confusion. 

"Hey, where do you think you are going? That's not the way out of my apartment! That's my room." Elle said to him exasperatedly.

"Who said that I'm leaving your apartment? How can I just leave after knowing that you are sick? I'll stay here to watch over you."