Chapter 491 - 491: I Missed You

The next morning, Black Shadow asked Spike to give him a ride. He wanted to see Marie as soon as possible. But the moment he arrived at her flower shop, it was closed. He didn't know where she was today. He was planning to surprise her but unfortunately, Marie was not around.

As if Elle had known that Black Shadow was searching for Marie today, she contacted him.

Elle: "Black, are you looking for Marie?"

Black Shadow: "Kitten, how did you know?"

Black Shadow heard Elle laughing from the other line and said, "I just know it. She's the first person you wanna see after escaping that life and death situation, am I right?"

Black Shadow marveled at how Elle could figure him out easily. "Yeah, you are right, Kitten! Are you a psychic now? Can you read my mind?"

Elle let out a soft giggle once again. "Nope. It's just that when I survived the near-death situation I was in, it was Erick whom I wanted to see first. I remembered when I woke up from a coma, it was his name I mumbled first. I was searching for him. So I bet you will be looking for Marie as well."

"Oh, Now I get it. You based it on your own experience. I thought you knew me really well," Black Shadow said, feeling a little bit disappointed.

Elle giggled once again. "Of course, I knew you well."

Black Shadow smiled broadly after hearing that. "Unfortunately, Marie is not here. By the way, why did you call me? We just saw each other last night. Don't tell me you missed me already?"

Black Shadow didn't forget to tease Elle. He could imagine Elle rolling her eyes right now. He couldn't help but chuckle.

"In your dreams! Anyway… I just want to inform you that Marie is here in the hospital," Elle said, informing Black Shadow about Marie's whereabouts.

"Huh? What happened to her?" Black Shadow felt alarmed after hearing that. Then he turned to Spike.

"What happened to Marie? Did the assigned guards fail to protect her? Did they neglect their task? Where are they?" Black Shadow questioned Spike with his worried look. He felt like he was about to go mad. He couldn't forgive himself if anything bad happened to Marie.

Spike was taken aback by Black Shadow's sudden outburst. Spike had no idea because he was busy planning things on how to save Black Shadow for the past few days.

Then they heard Elle's voice. "Hey, Brandon. Calm down. Nothing bad happened to Marie."

Elle paused for a moment. "She visited Agent Allen here in the hospital. Something bad happened to Agent Allen." There was a hint of sadness in Elle's voice after saying that.

"You can come and fetch Marie here if you want to see her," she added.

Black Shadow was stunned for a moment after hearing that. 'Something bad happened to Agent Allen?' Now he was worried about Marie. She might be sad right now. Allen was her good friend. He was also an important person in her life.

With that thought in mind, Black Shadow asked Spike to drive him going to the hospital Elle was referring to. Black Shadow hung up the phone after thanking Elle.

It did not take long when he reached the hospital. Elle and Erick were also there. Elle had already ensured that no agent nor police aside from Erick was present in the hospital right now. She gave Black Shadow a go signal. Black Shadow also asked Spike to serve as a lookout.

Agent Allen was still in the ICU. Today was the last day the doctor was expecting him to wake up. If he wouldn't wake up then it was not a good sign for him. He was still in critical condition. Marie immediately went to the hospital this morning upon hearing the news.

She cried a lot while she was watching Allen's unconscious state. Elle and Erick tried their best to comfort her. She was not also looking good since she hadn't slept for a few nights, worrying about Black Shadow. And just today, she heard another bad news regarding Allen. She didn't know if she could handle this.

Erick, Elle, and Marie were sitting in the waiting area just outside the ICU. Black Shadow arrived. He was walking with his crutch as support for his injured leg. When Elle noticed his presence, she immediately asked Erick to leave Marie and Black Shadow, giving them privacy.

After a few seconds, Marie gazed up only to see Black Shadow standing in front of her. Her eyes were red from crying. She immediately stood up and pounced on him.

"Brandon! You are back!" Marie hugged him tightly. She was missing him badly. 

"Yes, sweety. I'm finally back. I'm so sorry for not returning to your sides right away," Black Shadow hugged her back, gently stroking her hair.

Marie started crying again. She just wanted to pour out all her negative emotions. She was worried sick about him for going missing for the past few days, with no updates nor any news. And now, her friend Allen was still in critical condition.

"Shhhh. It's okay. Everything will be fine," Black Shadow tried his best to console Marie. They just remained hugging each other for several minutes. Black Shadow just let her cry on his chest.

When he felt that Marie had finally calmed down, he broke the hug and guided her to sit down on the bench. He started caressing Marie's face, wiping her tears.

"What happened to you? Where have you been? Why didn't you return my call and messages?" Marie confronted him.

"I'm sorry sweety. My phone got broken. I couldn't respond to you because I got into a vehicular accident." Black Shadow responded to her.

That's the time Marie noticed his injured leg. Marie felt like crying again after knowing that.

"How are you? What do you feel? Are you okay now?" Marie asked him spontaneously with her worried expression.

"Don't worry. I am fine now. It's just that… I missed you so much." Black Shadow pulled her against his body and engulfed her in his strong arms.

"When I got into that accident… I was afraid… very afraid that I might not see you again. But I am still lucky. I am still here, hugging you like this."

"Me too. I was scared to death, thinking that something bad happened to you. It turned out I was right. Please… don't make me worry like that once again. My poor heart couldn't take it."

"Yes, I promise. I will be extra careful from now on. I'm sorry sweety… and… I love you." Black Shadow couldn't help but express his love for her.

"I love you too…" Marie responded with all her heart.

He thought he would never see her again. He was really grateful that his brothers and friends rescued him from the hands of the Dark Knight Organization. This time he would be more careful. He didn't want to make Marie cry and worry just like this. He felt like his heart was being squeezed after seeing her sad.

"My friend, Allen. He is in critical condition. I promised him that I will introduce you to him. He wanted to meet you."

"Shhhh. Don't worry… He is a strong guy. He will wake up." Black Shadow said, comforting her.