Sold To A Billionaire

Chapter 2

“I’ll stay with you,” she interrupted, and this time, she got the courage to face him.

However, the man’s eyes are still on the road.

“Yes. And that old man that you just met earlier is my father—”

“I know. I’ve heard it,” she cuts in again, making Helios’ forehead creased.

“You took the courage to cut me off?” he asked, and this time, he glanced at her.

She pressed her lips as she looked away. “I’m sorry,” she whispered and looked down. But she cursed inside her head when she looked at her body. Her cleavage is showing up!

She pulled her dress upward, but her long white legs flaunted this time.

Helios frowned when he saw what the woman was doing through his peripheral vision. A sly smirk crept into his lips. “Uncomfortable?” he asked.

“Yeah,” the woman replied, which surprised him because of how she answered him. It seems like they’ve known each other for a long time.

“Aren’t you afraid of me?”

Zoe’s forehead knitted as she looked in his direction. Helios turned to her, and their eyes met. It lasted for seconds before he returned his gaze on the road.

“Why would I be afraid of you? You just save me—”

“What if I’ll be the one who will hurt you?”

Zoe’s eyes widened, and they weren’t expecting those questions from him. She knew that he was a stranger, but he did earn her trust when he saved her.

“You can do it? You will hurt me?” she asked as she steadied her gaze at him.

“So, you really don’t know me,” he stated.

Zoe saw how he tightened his grip on the steering wheel. She frowned. “I’m sorry. But who are you?” she asked. Indeed, she doesn’t know him but the old man earlier, she got to know him in the news and newspapers, and it was two years ago.

She doesn’t know a man named Helios.

Honestly, Zoe is not into social media and that old man she got to know when she accidentally flipped a newspaper, and the news spread all over their university.

She doesn’t even have a cellphone. She devoted her life to studying and buying the things she needed when she finished school. She got part-time jobs, but she never bought a phone. Her mom wants to buy her one, but she always refuses.

She has no friends to call her, to begin with, so why bother?

“Is that how quickly you forget about those people who’re helping you?”

Again, she frowned and tried to think where and when did she meet the guy. He’s handsome and got a perfect shape. He got muscles, but Zoe sucks in describing a man’s features. All she could say was the man was Greek god-like. He got a sharp nose, tantalizing eyes in the shade of blue, and kissable lips. And she wonders how many women he kissed— ‘s**t, Zoe!’ She cursed herself as she put those thoughts away.

She shook her head and looked past through the window. “We haven’t met before,” she replied.

Helios let out a devilish chuckle. “I see. At first, I didn’t know that it was you; your back is facing my direction when I butt in with my father’s business. But when I got a chance to see your face, I was surprised, and then I saw your mom—”

“Can you just get straight to the point?” she asked as she glanced in her direction again. “I’m sorry, but you need to know that I’m not good at recognizing people. I can memorize the names for a long time but not their faces,” she replied honestly.

Helios nodded, and a faint smile crept into his lips. “I see. Don’t worry. Just forget it.”

###Chapter 3 His Tattoo

IT'S been two days since Zoe lived with Helios. It's Monday, and she just went home from school. Her everyday life as a student became different the moment she lived with Helios. Yesterday, the man ordered someone to pick up and pack her things at her old apartment. However, they only brought her something that she would need at school but not her clothes because Helios bought many of them.

She knew he bought her but to the extent that he would buy her dresses and stuff. She couldn't say anything about his treatment. He's caring—despite the fact that he has a solid and scary aura, she still manages to stay calm on his side. And she has this strong feeling that she's safe when she's with him.

About her mom… they lost communication. But Helios assured her that her mother was safe. She trusts Helios' words. She doesn't know, but she felt at ease being with him in just a few days.

"Miss, dinner is ready."

"Thank you, Nana Milky. But I will wait for Helios first," Zoe said and smiled at Helios' butler.

"But Helios said you must eat dinner on time, Miss," the old woman said, which makes Zoe hold her hand.

"Nana, I'm okay. I will just wait for Helios, and you can have a rest. I will be the one who will prepare for his dinner," she said.

The old lady sighed. "What else I can do. Since you live here, you always want to help, but Helios ordered that you don't have to and just focus on your studies until you graduate."

Zoe crept a smile on her face. "Nana, I am just a nobody. So, I want to help."

The old lady shook her head and sighed. "Okay, then. I know I can't change your mind," the old lady said in defeat, then smiled at her. "You're such a beautiful and kind lady," she added.

She smiled back and let the older woman go into her room as she waited for Helios. Also, she needs to talk to him. She was curious about his treatment and the like. And why does he always ask her if she knew him?

And no matter how hard she tried to remember moments from the past people that she interacted with, she can't really remember him. The fact that she will forget those faces of people that she met, she also knew that it's pointless.

She glanced at the wall clock, and it was already eight in the evening. She turned off the television. Helios usually got home at this time, she thought. She stood up and was about to walk on her way to the kitchen when the main door opened.

And the man she wanted to see stepped inside.

A tint of shock was visible to Helios' eyes when their gazes met.

"What are you still doing?" he asked, and he walked to the wooden table near the door and put down his car key inside the swan's cup.

He started to take off his neckties as he walked closer to her.

Zoe sighed. "Did you already eat?" she asked, trying to be casual to him—well, they always talk as if they knew each other for a long time.

Yesterday, Zoe found out about his identity when she asked Nana Milky. He's a famous bachelor in the business world. He owned a car company.

"You knew I'm not eating dinner outside—"

"Yeah, you prefer Nana's dishes," she said and smiled. "Come on, let's eat," she added, which made Helios frown.

"You really talk to me as if we've known each other for a long time, yet if I asked you, you always replied that you can't remember," he said.

Zoe sighed. "It's the truth. I really can't remember—have we met before?" she tilted her head a little bit, "No matter how hard I tried to remember every event…" she shook her head, "—I can't remember that we have met before.

Helios formed a sly smirk on his lips. "Okay. Don't think too much about it," he said as he took off his coat and his necktie. He was about to throw it on the couch when Zoe rushed towards him.

"Let me," she said as she grabbed it. "I'll just put this on the laundry basket—"

"Zoe…" Helios called her name, which made her put in a halt.

She arched her brow and met Helios' gaze. She waited for Helios following words, but his mouth didn't open and just nodded at her before he walked towards the kitchen.

Zoe frowned. "Did he want to say something to me?" she whispered.

When Helios pulled the chair on the kitchen and sat, he cursed inside his head. Don't lose control, his inner self shouted.

He heaved a deep sigh and waited for Zoe. After a few moments, Zoe returned, and the woman started to serve his dinner, which she didn't need to. But it seems like the woman felt that she has debts to pay with, so he just let her. Besides, it's the first time that a woman cared for her—he meant a stranger like her.

Zoe smiled at him, and he smiled back. And it's another thing that he does, unusually. He's not fond of smiling, but his heart softened with a simple smile or gestures from Zoe.

They eat dinner peacefully, and when he's done, he stands up and is about to put his plate on the sink when Zoe stands up and initiates to have it.

"You can go upstairs and rest. Leave it to me," she said.

He sighed and nodded. It seems he can't stop her. He then left the kitchen and went upstairs.

Zoe smiled unconsciously while washing the dishes. She doesn't know, but she feels like she was her girlfriend— "Damn it," she whispered. Then suddenly. She remembers that she needs to talk to him.

After she was done with what she was doing, she hurried to the next floor and knocked on Helios' room. She frowned and knocked once again but still, no one opened the door. She then tried to twist the knob, and her eyes widened… 'it's not locked,' she thought.

She pressed her lips together and heaved a sigh as she twisted it and pushed the door to open. Her forehead creased when she didn't see Helios inside. She knew what she was doing was inappropriate, but she was just curious what his room looked like, and as she expected, it's shouted luxury, yet it's simple.

The interior paint is so cold to the eyes. It's gray and has a lining of black below. He has a king-sized bed. And the color of the sheet and his comforter is silky black. Now, she nodded. Helios maybe loves the color black and gray. As the color of his pillows was gray.

She closes the door and roams her eyes inside his room. And her gaze stopped on the picture frames that were above his side table. She smiled. She walked towards it and grabbed it as she ran her fingers into his portrait.

"What are you doing here?"

Zoe suddenly put down the frame and turned around in his direction. Her eyes widened when he saw him.

Helios is half-naked!

And while he walked in her direction, her eyes went down to his navel—s**t! Eight-packs, she screamed inside her head.

She was about to look away when her eyes caught the tribal tattoo in his left arm until it covered his left chest. She squinted her eyes, and thoughts suddenly came inside her mind. Then she came to realize…

"Y-You…" her heart started to palpitate as the memories of that night came across her mind, "—you're that man—that tattoo…" she's sure that she already saw that tattoo—the unique tribal design…