Chapter 277 - 277: Extremely Loyal and Faithful

*** XXX Crime Investigation Headquarters ***

The next day, Erick asked his team to prepare. The five of them would attend the event at RC Convention Center where Senator Alex Mondragon and his party would launch their first election campaign. The event would happen at around 1:00 o'clock in the afternoon.

They were currently having a final briefing when a visitor arrived. That person was Selena Arison. She brought some home-cooked food. If there was one thing that didn't change for the last two years then it was the fact that Chief Detective Inspector Erick Lee's charm to attract women never fades.

A lot of women were still lining up and trying to catch Erick's attention and Selena Arison was no exception. Ever since Elle disappeared into the picture, she never stopped in pursuing and winning Erick's heart.

The team's discussion was interrupted when they heard the knock outside the door.

"Come in." Erick plainly said.

When the door was opened Selena greeted their sights. She was holding two paper bags containing the home-cooked food that she prepared early this morning.

"Miss Selena, good morning!" It was June who acknowledged her presence first.

"Sorry for interrupting you. It looks like you are in the middle of discussing something important." Selena smiled shyly at them as she apologized.

"It's okay. We just finished wrapping up." Erick simply said.

Selena's face brightened up after hearing Erick's remarks. She stared at him with so much affection.

"Right timing! I brought food. You can have your breakfast first. If you already have eaten your breakfast just consider these as snacks." Selena said cheerfully as she raised the two paper bags in her hands.

Meanwhile, Bryan and June approached Selena as they offered her to carry the paper bag on her behalf. Selena handed over the paper bag to them.

"You don't have to do these more often Miss Selena. You are spoiling us too much. Anyway, thank you so much for this. We really love the food you cook. Very delicious!" June thanked her enthusiastically. He never forgot to praise her cooking skills.

April and Rose just exchanged glances with one another. They knew Selena's motive for doing this. It was not new to them to see Selena coming in and out of their headquarters. For the past two years, she became their regular visitor every week.

June signaled the others to get out of the room. Upon noticing his signal, they knew what June was trying to do. He wanted them to leave and give Selena and Erick some time alone in his office.

Bryan was reluctant to leave but June dragged him out of the room. Rose and April followed them behind.

"Hey stop dragging me. We can also eat inside and join Erick." Bryan complained to June.

June hit Bryan in the head.

"Are you dumb? Selena came here not because of us. It's for Chief Lee." June spat back at him.

Bryan frowned and retorted, "I am not dumb. You are the stupid one! Erick won't look at other girls even if that girl is Selena Arison."

April and Rose nodded in agreement with Bryan's statement.

"I agree. It won't work. Chief Lee seems like he already put barriers around his heart and no woman will be able to move nor touch his frozen heart." April shared her thoughts with them.

April just took a deep sigh and shrugged. June shot them a cold glare.

"Do you really want to see our old Chief Lee?" June asked them as he raised his brows.

Rose: "Of course!"

April: "Yes."

Bryan: "I am hoping."

"Then why are you contradicting me?!" June told them exasperatedly.

The three of them just kept silent.

"What Erick needs right now is to find someone who will heal his broken heart. He should need to open up and have a second chance in love for him to forget his first love and finally move on." June explained to them.

Rose just looked at June helplessly while April waved her hand nonchalantly, dismissing June's suggestion.

On the other hand, Bryan held June's shoulder as he shook his head.

"Buddy… put yourself in Erick's shoes then only you will know. Believe me… that is easy to say but extremely difficult to do."

April and Rose agreed again on Bryan's words. Then the three of them returned to their respective tables.

"Hey… hey… why are you giving up so easily? Though it's difficult still it's possible! Plausible!" June didn't plan to back down so he kept on insisting his side of the argument.

Bryan heaved a frustrated sigh.

"That will only be possible if Elle will rise from the dead or another girl will appear in front of Erick who has the same face of Elle. Erick is extremely loyal and faithful! He would rather spend his time WORKING! WORK and WORK alone, than to entertain girls!"

Bryan emphasized the word 'work' three times just to enlighten June. Finally, June couldn't refute that.

But June refused to accept defeat and stubbornly spoke up once again.

"If that's the case then let's find a woman who is extremely similar and looks like Elle," June suggested to them.

Bryan, April, and Rose just looked at him with disbelief. He really took Bryan's words seriously and even thought of that absurd suggestion.

"I think you are just hungry. Let's just eat." Rose said to change the topic.

Meanwhile, compared to the noisy and lively argument the four of them having outside, the atmosphere was very quiet inside Erick's office.

Though Erick was not that accommodating unlike before, he was still acting a gentleman in front of her. He was having a small talk with Selena, responding to her queries from time to time.

Selena felt content with this kind of set-up. She was very happy to be with Erick. She would never get tired as she was very determined to win his heart.

When she learned the truth that Elle was Catseye she was utterly shocked. She hated her more but after knowing that she died Selena could not contain her happiness.

Aside from getting her revenge, Selena had given another chance to possess Erick. She seized that opportunity to be closer to Erick.

"Erick… you lose some weight. You should eat more." Selena softly said as she put more food on Erick's plate.

"Okay," Erick plainly replied.

Selena smiled sweetly after hearing his response. She felt like she was his girlfriend right now and Erick was obedient to her.

"Do you have a mission today?"

"Yes."

"Oh… be careful always. Make sure to keep yourself safe, okay?" There was a hint of concern in her voice.

Upon hearing that Erick was put in the dazed. Elle's beautiful face suddenly appeared in his mind. He remembered how Elle protected him, making him and his parents safe.

'She died protecting us. I will not let her sacrifice be in vain.' Erick thought to himself.

Erick's mood changed after that. He even lost his appetite. He excused himself and went to the comfort room. He felt like his heart was being squeezed once again.

He remained there for several minutes, trying to calm his emotions down. It was really difficult for him, showing his brave front to others but deep inside he was totally broken, slowly dying day by day.