The Devilish Assassin Meets The Angelic Detective

'I think this is enough. It is really dangerous to play with fire.' Elle sighed heavily before she got off his lap and sat beside him.

When Erick saw Elle got off his lap, he groaned inwardly. He wanted to protest and ask her to stay but in the end, he just kept silent.

"Hmm... are you still upset? Or do you feel better now?" Elle asked him, trying to divert their attention away from that heated passion.

But it seemed like Erick was still in a daze as he only answered her with a "Huh?" 

Elle could not help herself but giggle at his cute reaction. The gloomy expression already disappeared from his charming face.

"Mr. Erick Lee listen to me carefully. I don't care if there are other guys who like me or have feelings for me."

"I don't give a damn about them because in my eyes and in my heart, it is only you that matters to me most." Elle started to feed him with sweet and touching words.

"So you don't need to be jealous. You are mine and I am yours. Is that clear?"

The unhappiness he felt before was long gone the moment Elle sat on his lap and gave him a look like he was the only guy she loved and always wanted.

"I understand. I am sorry about that. I just love you so much that I could not stop myself from being jealous when I see you with other guys especially if that guy has feelings for you." he apologized to her and he explained at the same time.

Erick pulled her as he wrapped his arms around her.

Elle leaned her head on his chest. "I know... and I like seeing you jealous. You are so cute."  Elle giggled as she remembered his dark expression.

Erick pinched her cute nose because of her remarks. Elle winced and hit his hand.

"You are so unfair. I have not seen you get jealous. I also want to see how you look like if you are jealous." Erick complained to her.

Elle turned to look at him with her dangerous smile.

"Uh oh. Don't ever think of making me jealous, Detective. I swear you will never want to see me mad and jealous. I have a tendency to kill someone if you do that." Elle threatened him.

This time, Erick broke into a peal of laughter because of her remarks.

Elle glared at him "I am not joking. Do you want to try and see it for yourself?" she warned him again.

"Alright. Don't look at me like that. I am not planning to make you feel jealous. I don't want to make you upset." a gentle smile appeared on his face.

"Besides you already know that I am head over heels in love with you," he whispered to her using his deep husky voice.

'D*mn, this man really knows how to sweet-talk.' Elle's heart melted the moment she heard that.

His love and affection for her were written all over his face. At this moment, Elle felt like she couldn't keep things to herself any longer.

She decided to bare her soul to him and reveal some of her innermost thoughts and feelings.

"Why do you love me so much? There are things about me that you don't know yet." Elle asked him seriously.

"Loving someone does not need a reason and an explanation. I don't know how to answer your why but all I know is that this is how I feel for you." Erick replied to her sincerely.

"I don't need to know everything about you. I love you just the way you are."

"Even if you don't remember your past or recover your memory, I will still love you and that will not change. I am sure about it," he uttered with so much certainty in his voice.

His words were so touching that Elle had a lump in her throat. She did not know if it was because of gratitude or sadness.

But one thing was for sure. After hearing his answer, Elle became more afraid. Afraid of being caught and be hated by him.

Because she knew, once he found out about her true identity, about all her lies, his love might turn into hate. She did not know how she would take it.

'Erick, I am not afraid of dying... but what I am afraid most is the moment I will no longer see the love in your eyes just like how you are looking at me right now.'

'Because, once that happens, I will feel like I am dying a thousand times.' she smiled bitterly from that thought.

"I want to ask you something. This is just a hypothetical question but I want you to answer me honestly." Elle requested him.

"Hmm Sure... what is it, my love?" Erick asked her curiously. He stared at her in a very expectant manner because he was eager to know her question.

He marveled why all of a sudden Elle became so serious and he could feel like she was carrying a heavy burden in her heart right now.

"What if I am not a good person like what you think of me right now? What if someone wanted my life because I am a bad person?"

"What if I had killed someone? If you found out that I am a criminal what will you do?"

Erick was at a loss for words hearing her questions. He did not expect her to ask him something like that.

Erick kept silent for a few seconds, thinking about her question. All this waiting was making Elle more nervous and uneasy.

She could almost hear her pounding heart amidst the silence of their surrounding.

Before Elle could suffer from a heart attack for anticipating his answer, finally, Erick spoke up.

Erick met her nervous gaze and he looked into her eyes as he gave her his response.

"If that is the case, then I will have to put you in prison," he said to her in a serious tone.

Elle's heart sank when she heard what he just said and she felt like her world fell into pieces.

'I knew it.' Elle thought to herself.

However, before Elle broke down in front of him, she heard Erick spoke again.

"So... if I ask you to surrender yourself to me, will you do it?" Erick asked her softly as he cupped her troubled face in his two hands.

"Will you...? Will you marry me, Elle?" he added.