The Devilish Assassin Meets The Angelic Detective

"Miss Ali, Spike is here. He is here to pick you up. Supre- I mean sir James wants to see you."

Josh received a message coming from Spike, telling him that he was at the front of their office building right now. James sent him to fetch Elle.

Meanwhile, the moment Elle heard James's name, a worried expression flashed across her face. She knew that she had to confront him and be honest with him.

She didn't want to hurt him further. She needed to settle things between them. No matter what happened, James was still a great part of her life. He was her good friend and savior.

"Okay. I have to go and meet him. Sandy, please cover up my absence. If our line manager will look for me just tell him that I run some errands outside."

Noticing the changes in Aliyah's expression, Sandy agreed immediately and didn't refuse her request. She somehow sensed that something was going on between James and Aliyah.

When Elle left them, Sandy turned to Josh, asking him if he knew something.

"Are they fighting? Misunderstanding?"

Josh just shrugged his shoulders and said, "I don't know. I have no idea too. Why don't you ask Aliyah or James? Hehehe."

'Because me, I won't dare meddle with the relationship of those two or else one of them is gonna kill me someday.' Josh shivered at that mere thought.

"Aw!" Josh grunted as Sandy smacked his head.

"Aliyah will never say a thing to me. And James?! No way! I can still feel goosebumps whenever I face him. He's so scary and intimidating. Though I admit he is very handsome too."

"Well, both of them are scary." Josh corrected her.

"No way. Ali is sweet and kind."

"Are you sure? You are not afraid of her even a little?" Josh asked her, lifting an eyebrow.

Josh didn't know that Sandy had no idea that Aliyah was the original Catseye. That's why he was wondering why Sandy was not afraid of her.

"Why should I be afraid of her? See….do you think I will dare nag and rant at her every day if I am afraid of her?" 

Josh bobbed his head after realizing that. "True. You are the only one I know who has that guts to nag and rant at her like that."

'Hehehe… You are still lucky not knowing everything. If you just know… tsk tsk tsk.' Josh scratched the back of his head while smiling awkwardly at Sandy.

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***At Skull Gang's Main Hideout***

James was sitting on the balcony while having a coffee. He was waiting for Elle to arrive. Spike had just informed him that they were now on the way going to the hideout.

James was still bothered by his last encounter with Elle. She got mad at him because of his selfishness. He knew he made a big mistake. He was the one who made Elle cry that night.

'Am I doing the right thing? Why do I feel like I am about to lose her again?' James clenched his fists with that thought in mind.

He felt like his heart was being squeezed right now. He remembered how Elle ran quickly to chase after Erick. He didn't want to admit but Erick was still the man she truly loved. 

He was aware of that fact but he kept on denying it to himself. He wanted to believe that somehow Elle would be able to learn to love him. He was hoping that he could replace Erick in her heart someday.

But now, that small hope he had was slowly fading and started to crumble. 

James was lost in his train of thoughts when suddenly he felt a strong arm patting his back. He turned around only to see Black Shadow who was grinning from ear to ear.

"Penny for your thoughts, my dear friend?"

Black Shadow chuckled immediately upon seeing James's absentminded expression turning into a scowl after recognizing him.

"Hey, why are you giving me that kind of face? Are you not happy to see me? My dear friend, you don't know how much I miss you. Come give me a hug!" Black Shadow said, teasing and provoking James.

He even stretched his arms wide, asking for a hug. The crease on James's forehead deepened. Black Shadow succeeded from provoking him more. Now, James was looking daggers at him.

"Do you wanna die?" James said with his stern cold voice.

Black Shadow burst out laughing. Then he walked to the other side and sat down on the vacant seat that was opposite to James.

"Haha, if you kill me now then it will be a great loss for you. I am the most capable man whom you can count on. Haha, Besides, you can't kill me that easily. You have to pass through the needle hole first before you can kill me." Black Shadow proudly said to him. There was a glint of humor in his eyes.

James just narrowed his eyes at him. Black Shadow really loved to tease him. He was the only person in the Skull Gang who was not intimidated by James's scary aura.

"By the way, I have something to report." Black Shadow stopped teasing him and he became serious now.

"What is it?" James asked him, feeling intrigued. 

From Black Shadow's tone, he could tell that what he was about to tell was very important and significant.

"Two weeks from now, the Dark Knight Organization will be having a negotiation in the Black Market with a terrorist group. I heard that the Dark Lord will come personally to close the deal."

"Dark Lord? So for the first time, he will make an appearance." James sneered at that thought.

Black Shadow just nodded.

Until now, the identity of the Dark Lord remained a mystery in the underworld. This would be a great opportunity to find out the identity of the Dark Knight's Leader.

"Ok, let's make-" James was not able to finish his sentence because of the sudden interruption coming from Black Shadow.

"Holy Sh¡t! Why am I seeing Catseye here?! Is she a ghost? Wait! Tell me… I am not imagining things!-Oh wait! ALIYAH ROSS! Is that you?!"