Chapter 465 - 465: Find The Answer In Your Heart (2/2)

”What did you feel when you first discovered about sis Elle's true identity?” Elena asked him expectantly.

”Honestly, I was really shaken when I learned the truth. My mind was in shambles. I didn't know what to do nor what to think anymore. I was also in denial. At first, I didn't want to accept it. Hoping that everything was just a dream. But that was not the case.”

”Did you hate her? For lying to you? For deceiving you?” Elena continued to ask him, hoping that she would find the answer she was searching for herself.

Erick smiled and shook his head. ”Do you believe me if I say to you that I never hated her, ever?”

”You didn't? But why? Are you not afraid of her? Are you not mad?”

Erick smiled again and replied, ”The thing I was really afraid of at that time was not her… I was more scared of losing her. I made a mistake. I wavered, almost losing my faith and that was the time I almost lost her. I was mad at myself, not her.”

”I hurt her then she ran away from me. I regretted everything. I love her but I was the one who hurt her. I thought she would not come back to me anymore. I felt like dying that night because of my guilt, my regrets. I don't care about her past. I don't care about her reputation. All I know is that I love her so much and I wanted to protect her with all my life.”

”I never judged her. I tried to understand her situation. There's always a reason for everything. Yes, she committed a lot of crimes. But I know in my heart who's the real Elle, the woman whom I fell in love with. She's not purely evil and she tried her best to change and have a fresh start.” Erick truthfully said to her.

”Do you know that your sis Elle tried to run away from me because she thought that we were not supposed to love each other? She's an assassin whom we were chasing after. I was the detective who was assigned to catch her.”

”So what happened? Did she leave you?” Elena asked him curiously.

Erick chuckled as he remembered what happened. ”I was glad a mischief happened to me or else, I would never see her again.”

Elena: ”...”

She was a little bit confused. She didn't know what Erick was trying to say to her.

Erick chuckled again. ”What I mean is… you can't stop your heart from loving someone even if your mind is telling you that he or she is the wrong person to love.”

”I love her… and my love for her is enough to accept her, even her dark sides. There's no right or wrong person. It's just a matter of your choice.”

Erick gently patted Elena's shoulder. ”Elle is the love of my life. Losing her also means death to me. I couldn't see myself, living without her.”

”Elena, I know you are having conflicting thoughts right now. Don't worry, you will find your answer in your heart. Just clear your mind and gather yourself. Sometimes love appears to be very complicated. But if you will just look into it, you will realize that it's indeed simple.”

”Just ask yourself… if how important that person is to you. You will be able to figure it out yourself.”