Chapter 208 - SET UP

With the current situation, James had no choice but to negotiate with Elle. As much as he wanted to control Elle in his hands but he couldn't do it since Selena's life was on the line.

"You win. Release my sister and I will let you go. Don't you ever hurt her! Now, tell me where she is."

Elle put on a satisfied smile after hearing James's statement.

"Alright, I will not hurt her." she simply said before she turned to Black Shadow. "I think you should release me now." she sneered at him.

Receiving the go signal from James, Black Shadow released Elle from his grip. He stepped back to give her the distance she wanted.

Elle was about to walk towards the door when she felt a hand grabbing her elbow. She gazed up only to see James's face covered with a dark expression.

"Where do you think you are going? You will come with me. Bring us to Selena. Disarm the bomb in front of us." He said to her in his serious tone.

Elle paused for a moment. After much thought and careful consideration, she agreed to James's proposal.

She sighed in defeat before she said: "Okay. I will bring you to her. But who's coming with us?"

"Don't worry. I am not planning to bring my men, only Spike and Black Shadow will tag along with us, just in case you try to deceive me. Anyway, you have my words. Once I ensure that she is safe. I will not harm you and I will let you leave."

Elle could sense the sincerity in his voice. James was not lying and she was sure about that.

"Ok… give me your key. I will be the one to drive." She smiled at him. She was really in a good mood.

James was taken aback seeing her acting like that. Even though she was wearing her assassin clothes, however, the person he was seeing right now was Elle, not Catseye who was known as the cold-blooded, vicious, and ruthless assassin.

Noticing that James was in a trance, Elle nudged him to get his attention back. She extended his hand, asking him to give her the car key.

With that, James was pulled out in the daze and he gave her the key. Elle gladly accepted it. Then, she wiped away the blood on her lips using her hands before she put back her mask.

"Oh, can I have my weapons back also?" Elle asked them while her eyes sparkled in delight.

"No. I will give it back once we arrive at Selena's location." James firmly said to her.

"Okay, fine." Elle just shrugged at him.

James averted his gaze to Black Shadow. "You can go ahead first. My car is in the garage. Accompany her and wait for us."

Black Shadow just nodded in agreement. Then he followed as he ordered. He and Elle left the room first, leaving Spike and James alone.

When the two assassins were already gone, James faced Spike. When he gazed up, James's gloomy and fierce expression greeted his sight.

It did not take long when a slapping sound could be heard inside the room. 

Pak!

James also hit Spike on his face. He was rendered speechless with that action. He didn't see it coming. He froze on his spot just like a statue. He didn't dare to look at James.

"Who gives you the right to hit her? Did you receive an order from me? You acted on your own, disrespecting me! I know you are just worried about Selena but you stepped out of the line this time." James said with his stern cold voice.

Spike just bowed his head, feeling regretful for making James's mad and upset about him.

"I am sorry Boss. This will not happen again." Spike said to him as he apologized.

After a few seconds of silence, James spoke up again.

"Forget it. It's good that you admitted your mistake. Don't act recklessly again without my order. I am the only one who has the right to hurt her. Is that clear?"

Spike nodded at him. "Yes, Boss. I understand."

Then James told Spike to carry Elle's weapons. But before they left the room, James gave Spike an order.

"Call Chief Detective Lee now. You can see his number on Catseye's phone. Tell him that Catseye abducted Selena and we need his help to rescue her. Tell him that you are on the way to meet Catseye for negotiation and you will update him about the location."

"Noted Boss," Spike said obediently before he followed his command.

A wicked smirk appeared on James's handsome face before he turned around and left the room.

'If I can't have you now, Elle, then I will make Erick hate you for deceiving him. I wonder if he will still love you after knowing that you are Catseye.'

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*** At Erick's Place ***

Meanwhile, Erick was still anxiously waiting for Rose's call. He couldn't stop thinking about Elle. He was both nervous and frightened.

Finally, after a few minutes of waiting, Rose called him back.

"Chief, I've done tracking the number you gave me. I will send, and transfer it to your phone right now. The GPS locator will give you the exact location of that person. Don't worry, you can see the signal and follow that person even if he or she started to move from one place to another."

"Thank you so much for this, Rose. Sorry for troubling you at this hour. This is an emergency. I don't have time to explain it to you but I really appreciate your great help." Erick thanked her.

"No worries Chief. I am glad I was able to help you. Ok. I already sent it to your phone." Rose didn't ask him further. 

It was seldom for their Chief to ask for a favor. So she didn't think that he was troubling her. She was happy to fulfill his request.

After saying goodbye at Rose, Erick immediately checked the thing that Rose had sent him. It was the GPS locator.

He could see the red light blinking on the screen with the corresponding map and location. He didn't waste any more time. He put on his jacket, grabbed his gun, and picked up his car key.

In a brief moment, he was already inside his car, starting its engine. He had just left the house when he received a call from an unregistered number.

He answered it and put on the speaker.

"Hello."

"Hello, Chief Lee. This is the assistant of James Arison. Sorry for calling you at this hour. We badly need your help. Catseye kidnapped Lady Selena!" Spike said to him spontaneously.

Erick was shocked after hearing his words.

"What?! Catseye kidnap Selena?" he asked him again. He couldn't believe what he had just heard.

"Yes, Chief Lee. We are on the way to meet Catseye to do the negotiation with her. She told us not to inform the police so we did as she said. And now, we didn't know what to do. My boss is in doubt if Catseye will release lady Selena even after the negotiation. So he told me to call you and ask for your help."

Erick's eyes widened in disbelief. His grip on the steering wheel tightened.

"Ok, I understand. Update me. I'm coming." Erick simply replied to him.

"Ok Chief Lee. I will send you the location once we arrive there. Please come as soon as possible. Please save Lady Selena." Spike sounded really convincing. There was panic in his voice.

Unknown to them, Erick was already on his way as he followed Elle's location. Erick was now having conflicting thoughts.

"Elle, what's happening? Why are you doing this? Why are you targeting the Arison Family?!"

Erick couldn't help himself but wonder. A moment ago, they were just celebrating the night as husband and wife. And right after he woke up, suddenly things like these were happening.

He was about to go mad, racking his brain as he was thinking of the possible reasons why Elle suddenly did this. And what about Black Shadow? Is he also going to meet her also?

'F*ck! I didn't know what to think now. Elle, please be safe… and don't do something reckless. Please don't hurt Selena.' Erick was silently hoping in his mind.

It was still hard to accept that the woman he loved, his wife was capable of doing this. He was just hoping that nothing bad would happen to both of them: Elle and Selena.