Chapter 113 - 113: Meeting Her Boyfriend

There was a moment of silence. Members of the task force kept darting their gaze between Arison Siblings and Elle. They were all curious about how they knew each other.

It was Bryan who spoke what is in their mind.

"You know each other, aren't you?"

"Yes! What a coincidence? Does it mean that Taskforce also knew Elle? This is a small world indeed." Selena said amusingly.

Meanwhile, James Arison was staring at Elle intently.  A wide grin appeared on his handsome face as he glanced at Elle. He could not hide the admiration in his eyes.

His attention was focused on Elle. He was really glad to see her. She looked so stunning tonight.

Bryan was about to ask another question when James suddenly grabbed Elle's hand and brought it to his lips. He kissed the back of her hand.

This gesture gathered a shock from others including Elle and most especially Erick. James was not able to control himself from doing that. He was mesmerized by the beauty in front of him.

"I am glad to see my savior tonight on my special day. Did you like the roses I send you?" His voice took on the same suave tone he used when he wanted to impress some girls.

Elle had the urge to roll her eyes on him but she controlled herself from doing that. It would look rude if she does that.  She simply took her hands away from his.

She tried her best to smile at him. "Yes! Thank you for the flowers." she simply said. Of course, she lied. The flower he sent ended up in the trash bin.

Erick's expression changed when he heard James as well as Elle's response.

'What flower are they talking about? Did James give her a flower but when? How come she knows James as well?' 

"I am sorry I did not give the invitation personally. I was quite busy at that time. But I am really glad that you made it tonight." James explained himself to her.

Other people were just looking at them as they looked so interested while listening to James and Elle's conversation.

Selena was smiling sweetly. His brother did not waste time to make a move on Elle as soon as he saw her.

"It is alright Mr. Arison. No need to apologize. It is my pleasure to be invited to this banquet." Elle was trying her best to sound more polite.

Erick was now frowning on the side. He could not believe what is happening right now. Elle and James were having a casual conversation as if they had known each other for long.

As curious like others, Bryan did not mind butting in as he asked them "If you don't mind Mr. Arison, what do you mean by saying Elle is your savior?"

That question caught their attention. Bryan was right. James just mentioned a while ago that Elle was his savior. Now they were looking at James waiting for his response.

James let out a chuckle before he answered his question.

"Ahem, I know it was so embarrassing to be saved by a girl but since you are all curious then I should consult first this  lovely lady here if she will allow me to share it with you." Then James glanced at Elle waiting for her go signal.

"I don't mind." She simply said.

"Well, there was an incident when someone tried to take my life. I crashed my car then someone with a gun approached me."

"I thought I would be killed on the spot but Elle witnessed everything and interfered. She came to my rescue and she knocked the man down by hitting his head using a stone." James told them as he looked at Elle proudly.

Everyone gasped in surprise. They did not expect Elle to be that brave to save someone from a man who was carrying a gun.

"Wow Miss Elle, You are really brave! You are great!" June praised her bravery.

"If other girls have seen that, I bet they would just cower in fear and they will run away as far as possible from that scene." Carl also commented.

"Right, they will also hide to keep themselves safe from the attacker. Because if the attacker happened to see her. He might attack her as well. She is a witness!" Allen also joined in the conversation.

"Hmm, I think Miss Elle here is different. It looks like she is an angel sent by heaven at that time." Captain Jason also praised her.

"That's why I admired her the first time I saw her. She saved my brother's life and she did not demand anything." Selena also shared her thoughts.

"Now I know why Chief Lee likes her. She is unique in her way. She is not just a pretty face." Rose whispered to April. April nodded in agreement.

Everyone had happy and bright expressions in their faces except for one person. Erick was not happy at all when he heard the story. He had no idea that something dangerous like that happened to Elle.

Erick could not stay silent so he spoke up.

"Why did you do that? It was so dangerous. What if the attacker had seen you before you knocked him down? Then your life will be endangered also." His face darkened from that thought and he sounded upset but worries and concern were also evident in his voice. 

Everyone became silent when they heard Erick. They sensed that he was not happy at all and it looked like he had no idea about what happened.

Elle turned to look at him. She saw his very serious expression.

'D*mn! I forgot about him. Erick looks mad. What should I do now?' Elle panicked for a moment.

Selena and James were looking at Erick with a confused look. 'Why he looks so affected?'

James was about to speak up to defend Elle's action when Elle suddenly walked towards Erick and wrapped her hands in Erick's waist.

"Hey Don't be mad! I am sorry I did not tell you about it. I know you would be upset. It was in the past. Look I am here beside you safe and sound. Please forgive me." Elle was trying her best to pacify the angry detective.

Erick kept silent as he stared at the petite girl who was hugging his waist right now.

Seeing his reaction, Elle pouted and gave him cute puppy eyes look. She tightened her grip on his waist. She held him close, her body pressed again his side.

Erick could now feel her warmth and smell her fragrance. When he met her gaze the negative emotions he felt a while ago suddenly disappeared and he was lost in her beautiful alluring dark eyes.

Some of the spectators on the side had different expressions while looking at them. Those who knew that they were a couple wore a smile on their faces as they saw how Elle acted so cute and sweet just to pacify her upset boyfriend.

Of course, others were not used to seeing them act intimately especially to those single persons who were now eating dog food. They were anticipating what will Erick do to Elle's action.

Carl and Allen also made a bet. One thought that Erick would give in right away and let her get away easily while the other bet the opposite.

On the other hand, Arison's siblings could still not comprehend yet what was happening. They were still in the denial stage and could not believe what they were witnessing right now.

Both of them had the same question in mind 'What is the relationship between Elle and Erick?'

After his long silence, Erick finally reacted. He sighed deeply as he looked at the girl helplessly. He knew the fact that he could not bear to get angry at her for too long no matter what.

Just a sweet simple act from her and he would raise his white flag right away and just surrender to her. It seemed like he just discovered his new weakness from this moment.

"Alright. Just don't act recklessly again. You are making me worried every time." He finally smiled at her as he pinched her cute nose. Elle wore her sweet victorious smile as she nodded at him.

"Yes, I won! Chief Lee gave in right away. Hahaha!" Carl blurted out suddenly as he turned to Allen who just lost in their bet.

Selena and James were still in disbelief.

Erick whispered to Elle "Hey Beautiful, we still need to talk later. By the way, I thought you will introduce me to them as your boyfriend. You made me wait for too long. Did you change your mind?" Erick complained to her as he sounded impatient.

Elle chuckled because of his remarks. She let go of his waist which made Erick felt a little bit disappointed. But Elle grabbed his hand and pulled him towards Selena and James.

"Selena as I promised you before, I would like you to meet Erick. He is my boyfriend whom I mentioned to you before." Elle said to her as she introduced Erick as her boyfriend.

Both Selena and James had astonished expressions in their faces.