The Devilish Assassin Meets The Angelic Detective

Elle had a rough day yesterday however because of Erick's presence she had overcome everything. After she opened up with him, the bond between them was now stronger than ever.

It deepened their relationship as they became more affectionate towards each other. And they were both happy about it.

A new day started for both of them, feeling hopeful and looking forward to whatever future may bring. Happy and at ease knowing that they had each other. 

Now, Erick and Elle were enjoying their breakfast before they would go to work. Today, both of them will be coming back to work after several days and weeks of being absent.

"Why are you smiling like a fool? Finish your food already or else you will be late for work." Elle commented when she noticed that Erick was smiling while staring at her.

"Hmm. I am just happy. It looks like we are already husband and wife, living together, eating together, coming to work together, and we even took a leave of absence at the same time." Erick cheerfully responded to her.

"I wonder why Charles is not firing you," Erick added to tease her.

Elle just giggled because of his remarks. "He already hired a new staff to cover for my absences. Because someone here won't allow me to work for the past few days."

"And as for what you've mentioned 'husband and wife' Hmm, we are just practicing whether it will work well or not. Hehe. If it doesn't work well, then I will have to leave you." Elle said as she stuck her tongue out at him.

A deep frown appeared on Erick's handsome face when he heard it. He was unhappy with the thought of Elle leaving him even though Elle did not truly mean it as she seemed to be just joking at him.

"Hey, what's wrong to my Baby? Are you having a mood swing? Just a while ago you are smiling like a fool, but now, you look like a little boy who had just left heartbroken after losing his favorite toy." Elle said to him teasingly, oblivious of what made him unhappy.

"I won't allow you to leave me. You have already stolen my heart, you must take responsibility for that. I can't lose you, Elle. I don't know how to live without you." Erick said to her seriously.

Elle was baffled by his reaction. She didn't mean to ruin the mood. She was just kidding however he took her words seriously. Despite that, she was touched by his remarks.

"En… you know I am just kidding, right?" Elle smiled at him sheepishly. "Okay. I will take my word back. I should have said ' even if it doesn't work well, still, I will have to stick with you, my dearest hubby!" Elle said to appease her Baby.

Erick's face brightened up when he heard her calling him 'hubby'. His lips curled up into a wide grin, revealing his perfectly lined-up white teeth.

"You pretended that you don't like to call me hubby yesterday but the truth is you also want it, right?"

And just like that, Erick was back to his cheerful self as his mood changed again. Elle's laughter bubbled up in the dining area. Her man had this kind of so-called simple happiness.

"Alright, let me wash the dishes. You can go ahead first so that you will not be late. It's your first day of work after taking a long leave." Elle stood up as she brought the plates in the sink.

"Nope. I will help you with the dishes. Besides, I have to drop you at the Cafe, myself." Erick said as he offered her to drive her at her workplace before he would go to work.

"Eh, you don't have to do that." Elle protested.

"No wifey, I insist," Erick said, not allowing her to refuse.

It did not take that long when the couple left the house. After dropping Elle at the Cafe, he headed straight to their headquarters. He missed working inside their headquarter as well as talking to his colleagues.

His team was also excited today since they missed Erick's presence. They were not used to working without him.

They even prepared a simple surprise, happily welcoming Erick back at their office and congratulating him for his fast recovery.

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Meanwhile, at Falcon Cafe, Charles, Elena and Phantom were also glad to have Elle back. It was also a happy reunion for the four of them as all staff of Falcon Cafe were present today.

Elena immediately ran towards Elle and hugged her the moment she saw her.

"Sis Elle, welcome back! I am happy that we are both working here together. Thank you so much, sis Elle. I am really indebted to you. Promise, I will work hard and I will not disappoint you." Elena could not contain her happiness as she thanked Elle.

"Silly, stop thanking me already. You have already told me that so many times. And you don't need to promise me anything. From now on, just live well." Elle just patted her back

Elena felt like crying again just hearing Elle's touching words. Charles just shook his head while looking at Elena helplessly.

"Tsk Tsk. This punk can easily move to tears by even just a simple sentence. What a very fragile girl she is." Charles mumbled to himself.

"What are you murmuring there? What is that kind of look? Do you want to join us? Do you also want a hug?" Elle said to Charles mockingly as she noticed his strange look towards them.

Charles let out a soft chuckle and he snapped his fingers before he said "Wow, that's a great idea! I like it. We can do a group hug."

For an unknown reason, Elena looked down, hiding her face at them. She feigned that she did not hear Elle and Charles's conversation, talking about hugging each other, though the flush of her face grew deeper by seconds.

Charles walked towards the two ladies. Elena's stomach fluttered, her heartbeat fast as if she was anticipating something.

However, before Charles could wrap his arms around them, he was greeted by Elle's fingers, flicking his forehead.

"Ouch!" Charles winced in pain, rubbing his forehead.

"I won't allow you to bully Elena. Understand?!" Elle warned Charles, then she turned to Elena. "Tell me if ever he tries to bully you. I will make sure to punish him."

Elena did not know what to say. She wanted to defend Charles and tell Elle that he was very kind and he treated her very well however she was a little bit shy to speak up. In the end, she just smiled and nodded at her.

"Hey, is this how you treat your generous boss? You are the one who is bullying someone here. You always bully me, Elle. Life is so unfair. After giving you more time to rest, this is how you repay your boss?" Charles lamented on her.

"Elena, my angel, please help me. Protect me against this devil!" Charles turned to Elena while making a pitiful face.

Elena was also surprised. Elle looked like she was the boss, not Charles. She appeared to be more intimidating as compared to Charles. Elena giggled from that thought.

'Our Boss Charles is acting so cute.'

Charles and Elle stared at her amusedly. Then it didn't take long as both of them joined her. Waves of laughter erupted in the Cafe.

That was the time, Phantom arrived, who was holding several boxes of cakes. He just got their supplies.

"Oh, did I miss something here?" Phantom asked the three persons who were still laughing

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"Nothing sir. Boss Charles is just accusing me of bullying him. It looks like he is asking Elena to defend him. What a coward son you have here sir? Asking a girl to protect him." Elle said as she continued to make fun of Charles.

Charles glanced at her with disbelief. 'She is really bullying me now.'

Phantom let out a soft chuckle. He somehow pitied Charles. He knew that Charles would never win any argument against Elle. It was already decided a long time ago that Charles vs Elle would always be a one-sided fight.

Even if Charles would ask him a help, in the end, Phantom would always let Elle do what she wanted because he also doted on her.

"I will disown him as my son if ever he does that. He is supposed to be the one protecting the two of you, not asking you to protect him. It is better to be bullied by a lady than to bully her. That's the essence of a true man." 

So in the end, Charles still failed to receive any help from Phantom. He just sighed in defeat, feeling dejected. Elle smiled triumphantly and gave Phantom a thumbs up for his remarks.

"Don't worry sir Charles, you have my support. I know sis Elle also has your back." Elena said as she tried to cheer him up.

"Thank you, my little Angel. I hope someone here can be as kind and pure-hearted like you and treat me well also rather than bullying me."

Charles emphasized his last sentence while staring at Elle. Elle just shrugged her shoulder in response.

They continued having a conversation when Phantom's phone suddenly rang. Someone was calling him so he excused himself to answer the phone.

His brows slightly creased upon seeing the caller I.D.

"Hello, my old friend. To what do I owe this pleasant surprise call?" Phantom said, feeling delighted and at the same time puzzled.

He heard the soft laughter of the man from the other line.

"I know you won't believe me if I say I miss you. So I won't beat around the bush." The man paused for a moment before he spoke up again.

"There is someone tailing your track 16 years ago. Someone is digging up the past, my friend."