The next morning, Iliana and Eluya were in the office but Abel hadn't left his room, making both of them concerned about his health. "He is still in his room.. He even skipped dinner last night. Should we go and check up on him?" Eluya spoke in a concerned tone, her eyebrows wrinkled in fear expecting the worst because of his underlying condition.

"We should wait a bit more. Maybe he is changing, and we shouldn't barge in his room when he is changing." Iliana tried to speak in a calm voice but the fear was apparent from her facial expression.

After a long minute of silence, Eluya got up from her place and walked hastily towards Abel's room on the second floor. Iliana followed her closely behind, with no intentions to stop Eluya.

Eluya opened the door to Abel's room, surprised to find it unlocked. Upon entry, she found Abel snuggled under a blanket, sleeping calmly, though his face looked a bit red.

Eluya and Iliana quickly walked up to Abel's bed, shaking him furiously to wake him up while shouting in his ears.

After a tiring attempt, Abel groggily opened his eyes, and looked at Eluya before turning his gaze towards Iliana. "Why is my room being raided.." He asked with a yawn.

"You skipped Dinner and Breakfast. We were worried that your condition might be worsening." Iliana spoke calmly while Eluya ran her fingers through Abel's hair.

"Well, it was.. but I'm alright now. It's all under control." Abel said calmly followed by a chuckle as Eluya's nails scratch his scalps. "Eluya.. You can stop now, I'm up now."

Upon hearing Abel, Eluya tightened her grip over his head. Her nails digging into Abel's head making him bleed and his skull cracked under the force she was applying. "Don't make me worried again.. You hear me. I know you won't die from a crushed head but I can make it hurt."

Abel nodded hurriedly as Eluya put her hands away from Abel's head. "I won't do it again. I swear." He spoke quickly, while the wound from Eluya's nails healed almost instantly.

Iliana couldn't help but chuckle at the two of them. "You two are really a match made in heaven." Iliana spoke while glancing at Eluya, a teasing look in her eyes.

"Shut up.. What we have is more like a Harem including you, Iliana." Eluya said, blushing a bit from Iliana's teasing. Though she was successful in making Iliana's face turn red with embarrassment.

"So my opinions are just invalid now?" Abel spoke calmly before covering his ears, expecting what would happen next.

"Yes! Opinion rejected since you've never given a valid response." Iliana spoke calmly.

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"And we know you aren't choosing anyone other than us anyways." Eluya spoke confidently, knowing full well about Abel's choice when it comes to friends and partners.

"But can you please leave my room now? I'm coming down after I take a bath." Abel said calmly as he slowly stood up and stretched, cracking his knuckles before turning to look at Eluya and Iliana, who seemed to have no intentions of leaving.

"Uhh.. Why aren't you two leaving?" Abel asked calmly.

"We won't.. We will wait until you are done." Iliana responded with a calm look while Eluya nods, agreeing to Iliana.

Abel sighed, knowing full well that he couldn't make them leave, and just went on with his schedule. He took out his clothes and a dry towel from his closet and headed into the bathroom.

Eluya and Iliana quietly sat on Abel's bed, listening to every little sound coming from the bathroom. The sound ranged from Abel removing his clothes, letting them fall on the ground, to him stepping into the bathtub, which made the water overflow and fall out of the bathtub.

"Are you imagining it properly, Iliana?" Eluya whispers to Iliana while the two of them still had their eyes shut to better hear everything.

"Yes.. and It's divine." Iliana replied back calmly. "We should make him listen to stuff like this to. He won't do these things unless he is tied and forced to listen." Iliana added while blushing softly, imagining the scene of Eluya forcing Abel to listen to 'innocent' sounds she could make while bathing herself.

After a relaxing bath, Abel stepped out of the bathroom and he noticed Eluya and Iliana sitting on his bed with their eyes closed, listening closely to each and every noise, while holding each other's hands tightly.

"Can you two stop? It's creepy, to be very honest." Abel said with a blank expression. It wasn't the first time this happened nor will it be the last.

Eluya and Iliana opened their eyes upon hearing Abel enter the room. They quickly let go of their hands before giggling.

Abel had already given up asking for explanation so he just sighs. "Anyways, let's go. I'm sure we have plans for the ongoing case." Abel said in professional tone as he exited the room, with Eluya and Iliana following close behind.

Once they were back in the office, Iliana quickly ran to her computer to check for mail. She remained silent for a minute before sighing in relief. "The Autopsy report that you two requested for, has been approved. It'll be here by an hour. I'm surprised that the Police Department worked this fast. They usually take their time."

"Yeah. A response in 24 hours is actually a record time for them." Eluya said with a surprised look.

"Yes. I was expecting 3-4 days like usual, but they really outdid themselves." Abel said calmly as he sat down on the sofa. "By the way, did you two read the report I made related to 'VF-203'?"

"Yes and I have some good news related to that." Eluya said calmly as she passed her notepad to Abel, for him to read. "VF-203 is actually a pet Parrot, one of those retired Military Parrot you see. As for why it was a random book, I have no clue."

"Oh.. That eliminates a lot of confusion in the case. We'll just have to wait for the Autopsy report now." Abel spoke calmly, when he was suddenly interrupted by Iliana.

"Don't you two think that something is odd about this case?" Iliana said, looking a bit concerned. "If everything was this easy to figure out, why would the Police Department let detectives handle the investigation?"

"Because we can't say for sure until Autopsy comes. Most cases are simple until the autopsy arrives." Eluya said calmly, when a notification buzzed on the computer on Iliana's desk.

Iliana looked at the computer, followed by Eluya and Abel before nodding. "It's the autopsy report."