19. An old friend

"Don't go", he said. Her heart was beating very fast. Ella's gaze went towards his hand holding her. Junho let go of her hand nervously. Ella wears the seatbelt again.

The two follow the car. It stopped at an old apartment and Calvin went inside. Ella and Junho came out of the car. She looked at Junho confused because she expected him to drop her and leave.

"I'll come along it can be dangerous", he said firmly. "Let's go then", she said casually.

The elevator was on the fifth floor. They use the stairs to not alert Calvin. As they were going upstairs they noticed it stopped on the fifth floor.

Ella and Junho go to the fifth floor and the lift was now on the third floor. They noticed only one flat's door was slightly open.

Ella was about to go inside but Junho stops her. "Stay behind me", he said in a low voice.

He peeps inside but no one was around. Then they enter the house. They were about to go inside a room but paused as they heard an old man's voice.

"What are you doing inside my house?", the enraged old man asked. Ella and Junho turned around quickly.

"Do you know Mr. Calvin?", Ella asked nervously. "Who is he?", the old man replied sternly. "Oh alright we thought it was his house", Ella chuckled.

"Are you sure it's not his house?", Junho asked suspiciously. "Get out right now", the old man commanded.

"He lives here", Junho said confidently and Ella glanced at him, then at the old man. "I mean he lives here right?", he asked.

"I said he doesn't. You don't have any shame to roam around at someone else's house", the old man said irritated.

"Let's go now", Ella told Junho and the two went out of the house. "I'm sure he was lying", Junho muttered. "Yeah that's possible", Ella said. She looked outside the huge glass windows.

"See isn't that Calvin near your car", Ella questioned doubtfully. "It is, we should go downstairs fast", Junho said.

The two use the elevator. But Calvin was not near the car anymore.

Junho points towards the other side of the street, "There". Calvin recieved a call from the old man who was his uncle, he told him two people were following him.

He went on the top floor of a building. Ella and Junho followed him there.

"So you two are looking for me?", he smirked. He was about to jump to the next buidling when Junho caught him.

He made Calvin sit on his knees and held his hands from behind. "Ella he can't go anywhere now", Junho assured her and Ella nods.

"Where is my brother", she asked, "I said where is he?, she raised her voice. "He is not in the country", he said. "I know that which country is he in?", she asked.

"He didn't tell me im being honest right now", he said. "But before he was leaving the country he was very scared", Calvin said.

"Why?", she asked. "I have no idea he didn't tell me anything but I saw him secretly talking to you", he replied. "Me? Did you hear what he was talking about?", Ella was surprised.

"No I just heard him saying 'Goodbye Ella' then he ended the call", Calvin specified.

Junho looked at Ella confused. "That's all I know, now please leave me", he pleaded.

"What if you are still not telling us everything", Junho was unsure of this person.

"I won't receive anything by hiding, earlier I thought she was trying to take revenge of her brother", he said. "What revenge?", she frowned.

"Your brother once insulted me alot so I cheated on his girlfriend. And then I was relieved to find out that he left the country", he told her.

"Please let me go now. You can come back here if you want to ask any other questions in the future", he said.

Junho loosened his grip and Calvin went away.

Ella and Junho got inside the car and he decided to drop her home. They were on the way to her house.

"I wanted to apologize to you properly so should we meet at a restaurant or something?", Junho asked.

"You dont have to, earlier you did apologize you know and then you were here instead of work. It's totally fine", she said.

"Well I was curious what happened that you suddenly reacted like this", she waits for his reply.