Chapter 356 - 356: White Lies

"Besides, don't you find me cute and attractive with these?" Elle added. She put on a pitiful face while pouting at him with her beautiful puppy eyes look.

Erick: "..."

He didn't know how he would react after seeing her cute charming expression. She got him with that strategy. Erick could only bite his lower lip while looking up just to suppress his laughter.

He had to admit that Elle looked good with her get-up- simple, comfy, homey and cute. [email protected], she's pretty!

But he won't let other men see her exposed legs so Erick grabbed her hand. This time he was the one pulling her towards his car. 

When they reached it, Erick went to the driver's side to get his jacket. After that, he went back to face Elle. Without saying a word, Erick tied his jacket's sleeves around her waist, making it look like her skirts.

Elle let out a soft giggle. She liked the way Erick was acting very possessive. 

'Is this mean my legs are for his eyes only?' Elle mumbled to herself.

"Chief Lee, you are ruining my fashion style!" Elle pretended to complain, teasing Erick.

Erick just frowned and narrowed his eyes at her, giving her a warning look. 

Elle just raised her fingers giving him a peace sign while smiling widely.

"Get in the car now and tell me where we are going." Erick said, opening the car door for her.

Elle didn't think about that yet. She just wanted to leave there with him so that Supremo and Erick would not see each other.

"Drugstore. I need to buy my medicine." Elle said randomly.

With that, the two of them entered the car and headed to the nearest drugstore nearby.

"Did you buy a car?" Erick said, starting a conversation with her.

"Huh? What car?" Elle didn't know what he was talking about.

"The silver BMW car that was parked in front of your apartment. It's yours, isn't it?" 

Elle paused for a moment. 'Oh my, he even pays attention to that car. No, it's not mine.'

Elle cleared her throat, ready to say some white lies.

"Oh that car, it's not mine. I just borrowed it with a friend."

"Alright. The car looks expensive. It's so nice to have a friend who can lend you a car. A boy or a girl?" Erick asked her again as if he was interrogating her.

'Why are you asking the gender? Can you just forget it?'

On impulse Elle blurted out "A girl."

'[email protected], Elle! That's another lie again.' Elle cursed herself while feeling guilty towards Erick.

When Erick heard that, he just nodded and never asked her further.

After ten minutes, they reached the drugstore. Erick parked the car and stepped out of the car first. He opened the door again for Elle. So gentleman!

Elle wondered why Erick was acting differently today. It's just yesterday that he was very cold towards her and now he was somehow treating her better. 

'Is it because I am sick?'

"How do you feel?" Erick simply asked her. 

His expression was neutral. Elle didn't know whether he asked her that out of courtesy or just because he was worried about her.

"I had mild fever last night but I'm okay now. I just have to continue my med for my cough to disappear." Elle said.

They already approached the drugstore's staff and asked for medicine when Elle remembered that she didn't bring any money with her.

She wrinkled her brows and closed her eyes, gently hitting her forehead with her right palm.

"Why? Do you feel hurt anywhere? Headache?" Erick promptly asked her, holding her shoulders.

Elle looked down, biting her lower lip. "Erick… do you have some money? I think… I forgot to bring my wallet. Hehe. Can you lend me?"

Erick looked at her helplessly. He didn't know what he would do with this girl. He was worried. He thought she was having a headache that's why she tapped her head a while ago. It turned out she didn't bring money with her.

Erick fished out his wallet on his jeans pocket. He was the one who paid for her medicine. Elle thanked him.

"Oh by the way, what do you want to tell me about the article? Do I need to rewrite it and omit some vital information which you consider confidential and not intended for the public to see?"

Now, it was Erick's turn to think of a good answer for that since the true reason why he came to see her was to check on her, not to talk about the article. He didn't finish reading it yet.

Meanwhile, Elle wanted to know his feedback as soon as possible. She needed to go back to her apartment or else Supremo would wonder why she suddenly disappeared without informing him.

She also had to convince Erick to drop her somewhere without driving her back to her apartment. She would just borrow money again for her fare.

"I wrote down some notes on the article. I am planning to give it back to you but it turns out I also forgot to bring it with me." Erick lied.

"Ah okay. So let's discuss it another day. I think I will be able to go to work the day after tomorrow. Is that okay with you?"

Erick nodded.

"So do you have any more concerns that you wanna tell me right now?" Elle asked, trying to end this conversation quickly.

Erick glanced at her with complex expressions on his face. He wanted to ask her something but he didn't know if he should do it.

After contemplating, Erick just said "Nothing."

Elle just smiled at him and said, "Alright… see you next time. I'll come and visit your headquarters. By the way, you can go ahead, no need to drop me off to my apartment."

Erick frowned. "I drive you back."

"Hehe… no thanks. I still have to go somewhere. I don't want to hassle you Chief Lee. I know you are a busy person." Elle insisted.

"I'm not busy today. Besides, look at yourself. Where do you think you are going with that clothes? Furthermore, you are still sick. Just stay at home. Come… I'll give you a ride." Erick didn't give her room to protest.

Erick grabbed her hand once again going towards his car. Elle was being problematic now. She just wished that Supremo was still taking the shower if ever Erick and her would arrive in her apartment.

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Meanwhile, At Elle's apartment, Supremo just got out of the bathroom. He put on much more comfortable clothes which were delivered to him by his subordinate.

When he left her room, he searched Elle but he didn't see her.

"Where did she go? I thought she had a visitor..I heard the ringing of the doorbell a while ago." Supremo mumbled as he pondered to himself.

He tried to call her but her phone was left in her apartment.

"Did she just go outside to buy something? That girl… she always does what she wants. She should have waited for me."

Then suddenly, Supremo just heard the sound of a car that had just arrived outside her apartment.