Chapter 135 - 135: Visitors

Elle's wounded arm did not go unnoticed with the observant eyes of Erick.

"What happened in your arm?"

"Oh, this?! It's nothing, just a small scratch."

"Come closer I want to look at it." 

Elle rolled her eyes. "Oh common, it is just a small scratch. It is nothing compared to your wound."

This time Erick was looking at her seriously. "I said, come here, I wanna see it."

Elle did not have a choice but to comply. She came closer and Erick held her arm as he removed the bandage.

Erick's expression darkened as soon as he saw her wound. It was three inches long but not that deep. It still looked fresh.

"How did you get this?" Erick asked her with his concerned voice.

"Hmm, The night when you were injured. I was rushing going here in the hospital that I did not notice a sharp object like a protruding nail and accidentally got wounded."

Elle simply retreated her arms away from him so that Erick would stop looking at it.

"It's your fault. You scared me to death. I was not in my mind at that time."

"Sorry... be careful next time. I don't want to see you wounded. Okay?"

"Yes, Love. I will. You should do that also." Elle smiled at him sweetly trying to appease him.

Erick nodded and smiled back at her. Elle walked over to get the first aid kit in order to change her bandage. 

Erick just stared at the back of Elle. He did not know why but something was bothering him upon seeing her wound.

The wound does not look like an injury caused by an ordinary sharp object like protruding nail as she said. It looked like it was caused by a knife or a dagger.

Erick had seen different types of wounds in his line of work. So he was almost familiar with those kinds of wounds.

'Did Elle just lie to me? But why?' he wondered.

A sudden knock outside brought Erick back from his deep thought. In the meantime, he pushed the thought to the back of his mind.

As long as Elle was safe, he did not have an issue about that.

Meanwhile, Elle walked towards the door to open it.

James and Selena were standing outside, one was holding a basket full of different kinds of fruits while the other was holding a bouquet of flowers.

Yesterday Selena found out what happened to Erick when she got to talk with Captain Jason.

She wanted to go last night but the visiting hours ended already. She worried too much about him when she learned that he was severely injured.

She was very anxious and restless and James noticed it. She informed James about it and told him that the first thing tomorrow she would go visit him. 

James decided to tag along with her since he knew that when he went there he would be able to see Elle.

Elle was a little bit surprised to see them but she politely welcomed the Arison's siblings.

"Hi... we heard the news about what happened to Chief Lee so we decided to drop by and visit him," Selena said as she smiled at Elle.

'Wow, they are too early. Even the patient has not yet eaten his breakfast but they are already here.'

"Please come. Erick just woke up." Elle simply said, forcing herself to smile.

"Hey..." James greeted Elle as he rooted to his spot. Elle just nodded at him.

Selena did not wait for her brother, she immediately entered the room and walked towards Erick's hospital bed.

"Good morning Chief Lee. How are you?" Selena asked him with her concerned voice.

"Miss Arison, you're here,... and also Mr. Arison" Erick uttered seeing his unexpected visitors. He also saw James who was walking behind Elle.

"Yes, we are worried about you. We heard the news from Captain Jason." Selena explained.

"By the way... here, flowers for the patient. We also bring some fruits." Selena turned to his brother who was carrying the basket.

Selena was supposed to give the flower to Erick but Elle took the flower from her instead.

"Let me put this on the jar since there is no vase here," Elle said to her as she grabbed the bouquet.

James was just quietly standing on the side as he was focusing his gaze on Elle, observing her every action across the room.

Erick furrowed his brows when he noticed James staring intently to Elle. He was somewhat bothered and felt uncomfortable about that.

On the other hand, Selena's attention was fixed to Erick. She was glad that Erick looked fine. Then a chilly glint flashed through her eyes.

"Is Catseye the one who did this to you?" Selena asked him suddenly which made the three persons turned to look at her. She sounded aggravated.

'Hey, why am I the one being blamed again here? If she just knew that her brother's hired assassin was the one responsible for this.' Elle raised her brow.

James was also waiting and anticipating Erick's reply.

"Yes... I mean... No, Our operation is somewhat related to catching Catseye but she did not do this. We encountered different assassins." Erick answered her.

This time, it was James who frowned after hearing that.

'Is Erick referring to Black Shadow and his friend who was killed by Catseye?' 

"What do you mean?" James asked him curiously. He needed to confirm it.

"Sorry Mr. Arison, I cannot give you the detail of our operation. It is confidential." Erick said to him.

"Why? We need to know if this is related to the culprit who killed our father." James insisted.

"Sorry, Mr. Arison but this is our protocol. You are still a civilian after all. We don't want you to be involved in this."

James was about to speak again when Elle interfered. 

"Apology for interrupting your conversations, but I think this is not the proper place and proper time to talk about that."

"Erick is a patient here and trying to recover from his injury. Can both of you stop talking about work or operation... blah blah blah... here?" Elle rolled her eyes, irritated.

"Don't worry, the joint task force is doing their best to catch the culprit that killed your father. Just trust them. Don't ask too many questions." Elle added.

James was rendered speechless. Selena felt a little bit embarrassed since she was the one who asked first.

Erick was so happy since he felt that Elle was trying to defend him. A gentle smile appeared on his face as he stared at his very thoughtful girlfriend.

'That's my woman. I was touched. D*mn she still looks pretty even when she is mad and angry.' he was rejoicing inside.

"Sorry about that." James looked down as he apologized to Elle.

He did not know why but when Elle got mad and it seemed she was protective of Erick, he felt hurt.

He did not want to admit but Elle was starting to affect his emotions.

Selena was bewildered hearing his brother apologized. He did not admit his mistakes. He was a prideful person.

In order to support his brother Selena also decided to apologize.

"I am sorry. I was the one who started talking about Catseye."

"Alright, let us forget about it. Just don't talk about work." Elle turned to Erick.

"Especially you... don't let me hear you talking about work here. You should focus on your recovery. Is that clear?"

"Yes, Ma'am! You already know how obedient I am, right? You don't have to worry." Erick let out a soft chuckle.

"Very good. That's my man." Elle smiled with satisfaction as she gently patted Erick's head like she was petting a puppy. Erick could not stop himself from blushing.

Selena and James did not know how long they could stand seeing Erick and Elle's sweet interaction with each other.

They felt out of place and the atmosphere became awkward for the two of them.

They could see that when Erick and Elle engaged in a conversation and as they stared at each other, it seemed like they had their own world.

After a while, Erick's parents arrived.

"Oh, we have handsome and gorgeous visitors here!" Sarah's cheerful voice greeted them.

"Mom, Dad... they are our friend. Selena Arison and James Arison. Erick was assigned to their father's case.''

"They are Erick's parent, Mr. Raymond Lee and Mrs. Sarah Lee," Elle said as she introduced them with each other.

Arison's siblings had the same thought in mind. 'Elle is already calling Erick's parents, Mom and Dad.'

Before they could greet them Sarah spoke up again.

"Hmm not only Erick's parents but soon to be your mother and father-in-law," Sarah said to Elle as she teased her.

Elle was dumbfounded with her remarks. She felt that her face was heating up, becoming red just like a tomato.

'Mom, take it slow. We just became official couples yesterday and now you are thinking of making us, husband and wife.'

Erick liked that idea, he and Elle getting married, creating their own family and having a lot of babies.

Elle saw Erick was smiling foolishly like he was imagining things.

"Hey, what are you thinking?" Elle asked him inquisitively.

"Our wedding." Erick blurted out suddenly that made the three persons in the room became speechless with different expressions on their faces.

Elle:"..."

Selena:"..."

James:"..."

Meanwhile, Raymond and Sarah burst out into waves of laughter after hearing their son's reply.

'We are proud of you, son. You are leveling up. You quickly understood what we meant. You should give us, grandchildren already. We could not wait!'