The Devilish Assassin Meets The Angelic Detective

After Dr. Gomez introduced himself to Kelsy, he immediately left the Dark Knight Organization's headquarters. He needed to go back to their hospital. He was assigned to the ER for tonight's shift.

When he received the call from a man working for his special client he asked his friend doctor to take cover for him while he was out. Fortunately, his doctor friend agreed with his request.

He thought something happened to his special client but it turned out there were two emergency patients with gunshot wounds.

He was on the way to the hospital when he remembered someone.

"I wonder how my friend is doing? Erick just mentioned to me that he has good news to share with me. I should go and visit him tomorrow." There was a gleam in his eyes as Dr. Gomez made that mental note.

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~ At Dr. Clara's Clinic ~

Charles's operation was also finished. But he was still unconscious. Luckily, his wound was not severe. Erick also arrived at the Clinic. He wanted to know his condition. Inside the Clinic, he met Phantom and Dr. Clara.

Dr. Clara informed him that he had nothing to worry about since Charles was doing fine. He was just sleeping in the room now. Erick felt relieved after hearing that. He asked them if he could check and visit him in his room. Dr. Clara allowed him to visit Charles.

When he entered Charles's room, he saw Elena sitting beside his sickbed. She was watching over Charles.

Elena heard the sound of the door opening so she averted her gaze only to see Erick entering the room.

"Chief Detective Lee!" Elena stood up as she called him out. She was surprised to see him tonight.

Erick just nodded at her with a smile before walking over.

"How are you? It's been a long time," Erick stood beside Elena, shifting his gaze to unconscious Charles.

"I'm doing fine, Chief Lee. Is sister Elle with you?" Elena asked him, peering at the door and searching for Elle.

"She's not here. She's doing some important things as of this moment that's why she sent me here to check her brother, Charles." Erick responded to her.

Later on, Elena offered Erick a vacant seat. Both of them sat down quietly as they watched Charles. Elena was curious. She wanted to know how Erick and Elle work together to strengthen their relationship despite the fact that he was supposed to catch her and punish her as part of his duty.

"Chief Lee, if you don't mind, can I ask you a few personal questions?" Elena opened up a conversation with him.

"Sure, you can ask me anything," Erick gladly allowed her to ask questions.

"What did you feel when you first discovered about sis Elle's true identity?" Elena asked him expectantly.

"Honestly, I was really shaken when I learned the truth. My mind was in shambles. I didn't know what to do nor what to think anymore. I was also in denial. At first, I didn't want to accept it. Hoping that everything was just a dream. But that was not the case."

"Did you hate her? For lying to you? For deceiving you?" Elena continued to ask him, hoping that she would find the answer she was searching for herself.

Erick smiled and shook his head. "Do you believe me if I say to you that I never hated her, ever?"

"You didn't? But why? Are you not afraid of her? Are you not mad?"

Erick smiled again and replied, "The thing I was really afraid of at that time was not her… I was more scared of losing her. I made a mistake. I wavered, almost losing my faith and that was the time I almost lost her. I was mad at myself, not her."

"I hurt her then she ran away from me. I regretted everything. I love her but I was the one who hurt her. I thought she would not come back to me anymore. I felt like dying that night because of my guilt, my regrets. I don't care about her past. I don't care about her reputation. All I know is that I love her so much and I wanted to protect her with all my life."

"I never judged her. I tried to understand her situation. There's always a reason for everything. Yes, she committed a lot of crimes. But I know in my heart who's the real Elle, the woman whom I fell in love with. She's not purely evil and she tried her best to change and have a fresh start." Erick truthfully said to her.

"Do you know that your sis Elle tried to run away from me because she thought that we were not supposed to love each other? She's an assassin whom we were chasing after. I was the detective who was assigned to catch her."

"So what happened? Did she leave you?" Elena asked him curiously.

Erick chuckled as he remembered what happened. "I was glad a mischief happened to me or else, I would never see her again."

Elena: "..."

She was a little bit confused. She didn't know what Erick was trying to say to her.

Erick chuckled again. "What I mean is… you can't stop your heart from loving someone even if your mind is telling you that he or she is the wrong person to love."

"I love her… and my love for her is enough to accept her, even her dark sides. There's no right or wrong person. It's just a matter of your choice."

Erick gently patted Elena's shoulder. "Elle is the love of my life. Losing her also means death to me. I couldn't see myself, living without her."

"Elena, I know you are having conflicting thoughts right now. Don't worry, you will find your answer in your heart. Just clear your mind and gather yourself. Sometimes love appears to be very complicated. But if you will just look into it, you will realize that it's indeed simple."

"Just ask yourself… if how important that person is to you. You will be able to figure it out yourself."