Chapter 209 - Face to Face

As what they had agreed just a while ago, Elle and James, together with Black Shadow and Spike headed to the abandoned warehouse where Selena was held captive by Elle.

Elle was the one driving, beside her, James was sitting on the passenger's seat while the other two men were sitting at the back. The drive to the warehouse was silent. No one spoke among them.

Elle stepped on the gas, speeding. She wanted to finish this once and for all. Near the warehouse, Elle left one of her cars. She was glad she did it. Now she would use it to leave the area afterward. 

Meanwhile, her motorcycle remained in the area near the Skull Gang's Headquarters. She didn't need to care about it since she could just dispose of it afterward then buy a new one.

Since the three men had already seen her face, she didn't need to wear her mask that's why she removed it to make her feel more comfortable.

Elle was now more at ease but she didn't lower her guard down unlike before. While they were on the journey, she sometimes stole glances to observe James.

He was usually quiet on his seat but his mood looked better now and she wondered why. His expression was still unreadable.

'I wonder what is he thinking at this moment? He looks so calm and composed. I have a bad feeling about this.' She thought to herself.

James had sensed that someone was staring at him so he turned to his side only to see Elle's beautiful face who was frowning while looking at him intently.

If this just happened before then he would already tease her saying 'What? Are you done admiring my handsome features? As much as I want you to look at me for hours but for now you should fix your eyes on the road. You are the one driving!'

However, at this moment, he couldn't do that anymore. Besides, the person beside him was still the person who killed their father.

"Eyes on the road." he simply said to her as he looked away. He leaned back and decided to close his eyes. He was still having conflicting emotions. It was really driving him nuts right now.

Elle just raised her brows before she averted her gaze back on the road. She didn't expect that James would catch her looking at him.

'Elle… why? Why it has to be you? I wish this is just a dream, a bad dream.'

On the other hand, Black Shadow noticed the swollen face of Spike. He hadn't said anything but he already guessed what happened between the two men the moment they left them in the room.

He had the urge to laugh but he was able to restrain himself from doing it. He looked at the two persons in front. Just being a spectator on the side tonight, Black Shadow could already conclude something.

James and Catseye already knew each other and from what he just heard a while ago, the two of them became friends.

He smirked when he realized something. 'I think James Arison had feelings for Catseye. That could explain his change of attitude towards her the moment he saw her face. Hahaha, poor guy! I already warned him before not to fall for her but it looks like he already did. He had really eaten his words back then.'

He remembered what James said to him before that he would never fall in love with the woman who killed his father. Black Shadow just shook his head in amus.e.m.e.nt.

After the thirty minutes drive, they arrived at the location. When they got off the car, the three men were a little bit surprised when they saw the place. It looked very familiar to them. 

Seeing their surprised expressions, Elle chuckled before speaking to them.

"Feeling nostalgic? This is the place where you set me up before and lured me to a trap, resulting in the discovery of my identity by Black Shadow."

"It's my pleasure." Black Shadow said to her, feeling proud and delighted.

Elle rolled her eyes as she ignored Black Shadow's remarks. She handed back the car key to James. He accepted it.

"Now, give me back my belongings," she said to them with her demanding tone.

James complied as he gave her all her weapons.

"My phone also," she added.

After receiving all her belongings, Elle smiled cheerfully.

"Alright, all of you must stay here as I disarmed the bomb," Elle said to them in a manner that she won't take no for an answer.

The three men just frowned after that. Spike was about to complain when James gave him a warning look. In the end, he just kept his words on his mind.

"By the way, don't let anyone know about my identity, or else I will reveal to the public that Arison Family is the one managing the Skull Gang." Elle threatened James.

James just looked at her seriously and he didn't say anything. Then Elle turned to Black Shadow.

"We will settle our score but not now Black. If you want to get your revenge about Reaper's death, then let's face each other next time." Elle directly said to him.

"I can kill you right now. But since I am working under him at this moment and haven't received any order to kill you then I will let you get away for now." Black Shadow responded to her with a sneer.

James shot him a sharp glare when he heard the words 'I can kill you right now.' And Black Shadow just grinned and shrugged at him.

Ignoring Black Shadow once again, Elle left them as she walked inside the abandoned warehouse where she left the unconscious Selena.

When Elle disappeared from their sights, James talked to Black Shadow and Spike as he gave them his order. He was planning something. The two men just nodded after, understanding what he wanted to do.

After a few minutes, Elle started to disarm the bomb on Selena's body. She was engrossed with what she was doing when she heard footsteps coming to her direction.

'Haist. They didn't really know how to listen to my words.' she thought to herself, feeling a little bit annoyed.

Then she stopped what she was doing and stood up while saying:

"I told you to wait outside! Why, you didn't listen to me at all? It's just a simple instruction but you don't know how to follow!" She exclaimed as she turned around to face the person who just arrived.

"Elle…" that's the word she heard the moment she faced the newcomer.

The moment she recognized the person in front of her, Elle froze on her spot, utterly astounded. She was really shocked beyond belief. That person was the least she expected to see at that moment.

She lost the ability to speak but her mind was screaming his name. 'ERICK!'

Her reaction was the same as the reaction of Erick. They just stared at each other with mixed emotions flashed on their faces. Erick was standing five meters away from her.

She saw him averted his gaze to the person beside her. It was Selena. Then he moved his eyes back to her face as he gave her a questioning look.