Chapter 252 - 252: Leaving Him in Your Care

With Elle's request, Bryan decided to stay with the husband and wife for a while. Erick was busy preparing snacks for them while Bryan and Elle were sitting in the living room.

Prior to this, Elle asked Erick how much he trusted Bryan. He gave her a positive answer. He told her that if he could choose among his colleagues to whom he could entrust his life with then it would be Bryan.

Elle broke the silence and initiated a conversation with him.

"Bryan… can I ask you a favor?" Elle said to him.

Of course, Bryan was dumbstruck at first. Elle suddenly asked him for a favor. 

"Okay. Let me hear it first. I will try if I can do it for you." Bryan said as he scratched his face.

Elle couldn't help but giggle seeing the reaction of Bryan. She could somehow sense some awkwardness coming from him.

"Relax. I won't eat you. Why are you looking so nervous?" Elle said to him while trying to lighten the atmosphere between them.

Bryan smiled sheepishly at her. "You couldn't blame me. It is seldom for you to request something. I honestly feel pressure right now. I could sense that it is really a serious matter this time."

Elle's gaze fell on the direction of the kitchen where Erick was busy doing something. A faint smile flashed on her face.

"It's about Erick. Can I entrust him with you? Will you always be there for him and be his support?" There was a gleam in her eyes as she said those words.

Bryan felt relieved after hearing that. 

"Of course. Is that only what you want? You don't need to ask me that. I am willing to do that even if you don't ask me. I am his best friend, remember?" Bryan promptly replied to her as he waved his hand nonchalantly.

Elle smiled at him, satisfied with his response. "Then I will be at ease knowing that someone like you is on his side."

"Can you keep him safe during this rescue mission?" Elle added.

This time Bryan's expression became more serious. "I will make sure to protect him this time. I don't want the past incident before to happen again. I failed to protect him when we were going after Black Shadow. I blamed myself for not able to do something for him. I don't want to experience it once again."

Elle was very delighted. She held his hands as she felt grateful to him. 

"Thank you, Bryan. I will leave Erick in your care. I believe in you."

Bryan was rendered speechless. Elle was being too sentimental right now and he was not used to seeing her acting like this.

They were sitting side by side while Elle was holding his hands when suddenly they heard someone clearing his throat in order to get their attention.

Cough! Cough!

It was Erick. He was now standing before them while holding the tray of snacks that he prepared. His eyes were fixed on Elle's hands which were holding Bryan's hands.

Seeing the sharp eyes of Erick who were looking at them, Bryan immediately pushed Elle's hands away. 

'Why do I feel like I have done something wrong by seeing that kind of stare from him? I am innocent here!' Bryan thought to himself. He was afraid that Erick would misunderstand that gesture.

Elle, on the other hand, couldn't help but giggle seeing Erick's reaction. 'Is he jealous?'

"What?" Elle asked Erick upon meeting his questioning gaze.

Erick frowned as he pouted. He immediately placed their food on the table and sat down in the middle of Bryan and Elle.

Bryan: "..."

Elle: "..."

They had the same reaction as they looked at Erick with disbelief. Then it did not take long when a sudden burst of laughter could be heard in the living room. Elle was laughing and giggling non-stop in her seat.

The two men exchanged glances with one another. The confusion was written all over their faces. Both of them had the same question in mind. 'Why Elle is laughing so hard?'

"Mr. Erick Lee… I didn't know… you could be so petty like this. Getting jealous for nothing?" Elle mumbled in between her laugh.

Erick's frown deepened. His wife was clearly teasing and laughing at him as of this moment. Meanwhile, Bryan was tongue-tied because of the situation he was put into this time.

'Why did she have to voice it out. D*mn! I feel so awkward!' Bryan was complaining inwardly.

Erick's eyes squinted as he continued to watch Elle. It looked like she had no plan to stop laughing. She was making him embarrassed by doing that. 

Leaving him with no choice, Erick suddenly pounced on her as he trapped her in his broad arms. Then a cheeky smile made its way on his lips before he brought her face closer to him as he sealed her lips with his.

Bryan's eyes widened in shock. 'F*ck! I am out here! Are they doing this to torture a single person like me?! So ruthless! So inconsiderate!' 

He was cursing the couple who were currently kissing each other passionately.

Bryan heaved a sigh of frustration. He just let the couple finish what they were doing as he silently picked up the bread on the table and stuff it in his mouth.

When Erick was satisfied he released Elle. She was now panting and chasing her breath. She couldn't believe it. She glared at Erick who was grinning from ear to ear right now.

He didn't hesitate to do that even though Bryan was still around. 

'D*mn you, Erick! Where did your self-control go? So shameless!' Elle couldn't help but complain inwardly.

When they turned on their left side, they saw Bryan who had an ugly expression on his face as he looked daggers at them.

"Are you done or do you still want to continue? Just tell me so that I can now leave the two of you here and give you your privacy. Should I leave now?" Bryan said to them mockingly.

Erick just gave him an apologetic look while Elle just shook her head helplessly at Erick, giving him a stare saying 'please behave from now on'.

"Bryan, we still have something to tell you." Elle brought up the reason why she asked him to stay behind.

Erick turned to look at her. "Are you sure about this?" there was a hint of worry and hesitation in his voice.

Elle gave him a reassuring smile and she nodded at him as a response. Erick just sighed deeply as he let Elle do what she wanted.

Bryan was looking at them confusedly. Now, he was curious. He could sense that this was a very important matter concerning Elle and Erick. Deep inside he was glad that they wanted to share it with him. This only meant that the couple trusted him a lot.

Elle already made up her mind. She wanted to gamble with this and tell Bryan the truth. Besides, Erick already agreed on the proposal she told him before. 

"I haven't told you the true reason why the Azumi Twins did this." It was Erick who talked first.

Bryan nodded. "Yes. I am really wondering why they are targeting members of the Joint Task Force. First, it was agent Marie and now it was you. Is this just a coincidence?"

Erick shook his head. "No. This is not a coincidence. There is a deeper reason for this."

Erick paused for a moment and looked at Bryan intently before he continued.

"They kidnapped my parents because they wanted me to bring Catseye to them."

Bryan was startled after hearing that. After he recovered he burst out suddenly.

"Are they fools?! Why are they targeting you just because of Catseye? I couldn't believe it! They are very stupid! We didn't even know where to find Catseye and now they are threatening you to bring Catseye to them! They are also lazy people! If they want to go after Catseye why don't they do it by themselves? Now, they are just letting you do this hard work for them! So despicable!"

Bryan spoke spontaneously as he was fuming in rage.

Elle: "..."

Erick: "..."

Bryan's blabbering mouth made the husband and wife speechless. As expected, this was a normal reaction coming from Bryan. They just looked at him helplessly. They gave him time to calm down first.

When Elle made sure that he already settled his emotion, it was her turn to tell him the main point of this conversation.

"Bryan…" she paused as she met his gaze then she continued.

"I am Catseye."