The Devilish Assassin Meets The Angelic Detective

She let her eyes linger on his handsome face constantly catching his gaze as she said these words to him.

"Mr. Chief Detective Inspector Lee... I like you too!

"Erick... I love you!"

Erick immediately fell into a trance the moment he heard it. It seemed like the motions of life that surround the two of them become slow motion.

All he could see was her piercing dark alluring eyes which magnified his wanting for her. 

Those words were kept on repeating in his mind and he was carefully absorbing every word she said.

"Mr. Chief Detective Inspector Lee... I like you too!

"Erick... I love you!"

Erick seemed to forget how to breathe, his eyes were not leaving her.

She gave him a genuine loving smile and Erick totally lost himself. His heart was pounding like crazy in his chest.

He wanted to shout, he wanted to jump, and he wanted to pull her closer to him but he could not. He froze on his spot, he could not move and he could not utter a word.

'D*mn Erick!!! Move... talk... do something!' He was talking in his mind.

He felt an overwhelming joy. This was one of the most blissful moments of his life, knowing that the girl he loves also has feelings for him.

'Elle... she likes me too! She loves me. She feels the same way. D*mn... I could die from so much happiness right now!'

Elle had seen all his reactions. She did not know whether she would laugh or cry. Obviously, she could see that Erick was in a daze right now.

Then seconds later, Elle's shoulder began to shake as she could not contain her laughter anymore. She started to giggle in front of him, smiling ear-to-ear.

Her laughter awakened Erick from his deep stupor. It was like a piece of music into his ears.

'Oh God, I love hearing the sound of her laughter and see her giggly smile, so sweet and genuine. I think I am falling for her all over again.'

He could no longer control himself as he pulled her into an embrace. He did not mind the pain. All he wanted to do was wrap this woman in his arms.

"Hey, careful... your wound...you might get hurt." Elle promptly said with her concerned voice.

"Sshhh... Please stay like this for a while. Thanks, Elle. I am so happy right now. I love you so much, Elle."

Elle sighed deeply. She also wanted this. She wanted to be hug by this man. She missed him so much, his warm hug.

"Thank you, Erick, for loving me. And thank you also for staying alive."

"Of course... I must stay alive in order for this day to come. I can't die without hearing your answer."

"Does it mean that we are officially a couple now?" Erick asked her enthusiastically.

"Hmm... I think so?" Elle simply replied. Then both of them broke into laughter.

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On the other hand, the two men who had just witnessed the couple kissing each other inside the ICU room were just lurking around outside.

They were waiting for the right time to go inside. Then the other members of the joint task force also came to visit. They were Carl, June, Rose, and April.

They also heard the news from the doctor that Erick was already awake. They were excited to see him.

They saw Dr. Gomez and Bryan standing outside Erick's room.

They were about to enter the room when suddenly Dr. Gomez and Bryan blocked their way and stopped them.

They gave the two men a confused look.

"Hey, what are you doing? Why are you just standing there? Don't you want to see Chief Lee?" April complained.

Bryan did not know what to tell them.

Of course, he could not tell them that Chief Lee and Elle were having their private and passionate moment inside that's why they should not interrupt them at this moment.

It was Dr. Gomez who spoke to them.

"Ahem... sorry guys. The room is off-limits for now." 

"Huh? Why? The doctor just told us that we can see Erick now." Rose asked him.

The others nodded in agreement. Dr. Gomez and Bryan stared with each other, both were thinking a good alibi.

'Don't force yourself guys if you don't want to eat dog food today just like what happened to us.' Bryan thought to himself as he looked helplessly to his colleagues.

"Eh... Erick is undergoing a thorough examination right now with the doctor to ensure whether his condition is stable now or not." 

"But we just talk to his doctor... Is there another doctor assign to him?" Carl asked them, he was a little bit in doubt.

"Yeah... That's right. There is another doctor. She is his love doctor... I mean his cardiologist. She was checking if his heart was just fine after the operation." Bryan tried his best to sound convincing.

"Yeah, besides, being pierced by the bullet near his heart is not a joke... Hehehe" Dr. Gomez added as he smiled awkwardly.

"Bryan, why is it your face is red?" April said as she noticed Bryan.

Actually, Bryan had not yet recovered from what he witnessed a while ago. He could not stop himself from heating up and blushing.

"Hehe... Don't worry. It is just normal because of the hot weather today."

"Ah ok. So what we will gonna do now?" June asked them.

"Let's go buy some fruits and food for Chief then come back after. Besides, he will be transferred to a private room later." Bryan suggested.

Finally, Dr. Gomez and Bryan successfully convinced them to leave for a while.

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After spending some time together, Erick was finally transferred to a private room. Elle informed his parents about the good news.

Sarah and Raymond immediately went back to the hospital. Relief and happiness were reflected in the face of Erick's parents as soon as they saw him.

Erick looked pale but he had a bright mood as the smile on his face won't disappear. He was really happy after hearing Elle's confession.

"Hey son, why are you smiling foolishly? Are you that happy that you are here in the hospital?" Raymond said to him while looking at him with disbelief.

'Yes, Dad... I am so happy because of this incident Elle confessed to me. I am really grateful.'

"Hmm... I am just happy to see you Dad together with Mom... Sorry for making you worried so much." Erick apologized to his parents.

"No need to apologize son... as long as you are now safe I felt relieved now. Thank God." Sarah held her son's hand as she lightly squeezed it.

"Elle, it is your turn to take a rest. Go home for the meantime." Raymond suggested to Elle.

Erick wanted Elle to stay with him but when he saw her tired face he decided to support his father's suggestion.

"Yes love, as much as I want you to stay here by my side. I think you should take a rest first. You look tired and stress."

Elle just nodded in agreement. She gave Erick a peck on his cheeks before she left. Erick pouted as he looked disappointed.

He wanted her to kiss him in the lips, not on his cheek. As if she read his mind, Elle giggled before she gave Erick a quick kiss on his lips.

Erick smiled at her as he was now satisfied.

"Behave, Erick, while I am not here. Don't move too much okay?" Elle warned him.

"Why? Will you punish me again if I don't behave?" Erick gave her a hopeful look, his eyes gleamed with anticipation.

Elle narrowed her eyes as she gave him a warning look saying don't dare challenge me.

The husband and wife were smiling from ear to ear seeing this couple's sweet interaction.

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After leaving the hospital, Elle went straight to Erick's place. She took a quick shower and she changed the bandage on her right arm.

Elle remembered the card that she left before at Erick's study. She smiled at herself.

"I think I should throw that card now. I have found my reason to stay with him."

Yes, after everything that happened, she realized that Erick already became an important part of her life.

When his life was put in danger, she almost lost her mind. Just thinking about losing Erick, she could not take it. 

This time, she wanted to follow her heart. She knew that her relationship with Erick is full of uncertainties but she wanted to try.

She wanted to treasure and cherish every moment that she was still with him.

She knew that once he discovered her true identity, she would be forced to stay away from him.

But for now, she did not care about the future. All she wanted to do was spend more time with Erick.

It was already too late. She could not stop her heart from loving him. For the first time, she wanted to be happy and staying with Erick would make her happy.

As Elle reached his study, she immediately looked for the card to retrieve it. But to her surprise, she did not see the card on his desk.

As far as she could remember, she placed the card on his desk but how come, the card disappeared?

'Sh**t, where is my letter? I just put it here. Did mom and dad see it? D*mn... that letter, Erick should not see that letter.' 

She tried searching in the drawers, on the floor and the area around the desk, but unfortunately, she could not find it.

'D*mn, where did it go?'