ZOE had been back in California for two days at this point. And because the country has a cold climate. Her daughter got sick and had a cold and a fever.
And Helios is always going there to see them. The man makes sure that the people in her aunt Millie’s apartment are safe.
Now, he was back there. He is taking care of their daughter while her mother takes a bath. But he doesn’t have Zoe’s permission. He saw Iris carrying the little girl and decided to help look for her on his own. And the old woman let him because Mrs. Levine and her friend were working on something.
He is happy every time he gets close to the little girl while he is carrying her. He found it hard to stay away from them, but he knew that everything has its time. Now, even Zoe will dislike him because of what he does for a living. He will treat his daughter like a king treats his princess.
When Zoe came down, the little girl was sleeping on Helios’ chest. When she saw what she saw, her eyes grew wide, and she quickly climbed down to get to where they were.
“Where is my mother?” Then, she holds her daughter away from Helios’s chest in a gentle way.
She swayed her daughter to let her still sleep while her attention was on Helios.
Helios sits up straight after that. “I came here because of you two, in fact.”
Zoe looked at him strangely.
“The kid still has a fever. I think we should take her to the doctor. I know someone,” said Helios.
“Both the cool fever patches and the medicine work well. Don’t worry about it.”
He rose to his feet. “I insist.”
“No. There’s no need to go to the hospital. It’s really fine.”
Then Helios took something out of his pocket. “Fine.” He turned his back on her and said, “I’ll just call the doctor to come over.”
Zoe let out a big sigh. Is she too talkative, which makes him mad?
But Helios is taking it too far. Their daughter was still getting used to the weather here because it was so different from the weather in PH. And it’s normal for babies and young kids to do so.
She shook her head and went upstairs to put her child down on her bed.
Zoe laid her daughter down and then put a pillow on each side of her. When she was sure that the child was safe, she walked to her room’s balcony.
She was confused about why they had so many bodyguards. She knew when the number went up, and she knew that her dad had hired twice as many people as usual.
How come?
When she saw Helios walking toward the other side of the street, her eyes narrowed. A man was with him.
“Is he the doctor he tried to reach?”
…
“CUT THE crap, Ali. “I just want to know where he is,” said an angry Helios.
“Patience, dude. I just want to tell a story.”
“I want things that get to the point quickly.”
“Ok, dude. What’s the big deal? You’ve been dry for a long time. It’s clear. Why don’t you just go through, you know? The seducing thing.”
He stopped moving and turned to face Ali. “Are you serious, or I’ll blow your mind right now?”
Ali put up both hands to show that he was giving up. “I wouldn’t dare do it if I were you. Do you want her to see you killing a man? She’s eyeing us, dude. Six o’clock.”
He didn’t say anything and kept walking.
“My source tells me that Bill is living in a condo. He has a child with him. The child was at least two years old.”
“Location?”
“Beverly Street. The boy is Amanda's child.”
Helios stopped walking again, but this time he stopped behind the maple tree so Zoe wouldn’t see him.
“Amanda’s son? From whom?”
“Bill. But the guy isn’t aware of it. He keeps saying that you are the child’s father.”
“Me? No way!” He said something.
“Chill, dude. It isn’t you. It’s Bill.”
“How did you know everything that happened?”
“Someone told me,” Ali replied, smirking.
The top of Helios’s head wrinkled. “Someone?”
Alexis tapped the left shoulder of Helios. “My source is helping us out.”
“She? Are you sure that the person you’re talking to won’t betray us?”
Ali answered, “Let’s just say that she wants to get out of the lion’s den,” and then he walked away.
As Helios watched Ali walk away, the corner of his mouth turned up.
“Don’t bother the monster inside of me. You’re trying to trick me, huh? Fools,” he whispered.
…
A MAN walks into a room. He saw a woman putting on clothes. And the woman looks like she’s ready for it.
“Did you do what I asked you to do?”
“Yes. And he seems to believe it.”
The man gave a smile. “Good. And it’s great that everything is going as planned. If you obey me, we’ll be fine.”
“I can’t choose. You have my kid with you. I’ll do your plans.” She begged, “Just... just don’t hurt my son.”
“I’m telling you. The next thing you’ll do is introduce them to your son.”
“What happened to Chloe?”
“Please ignore my sister. She went on with her life and already knew that Helios didn’t love her. Anyway, like you, she has a son from another guy, and I think they’re getting back together. She’s there.”
The woman nodded.
He got up and walked toward the woman. His eyes wandered over her stack.
“You’re still gorgeous as ever, sweetie. Even if you have a child already.”
The man’s lips were wet. He seems like a hungry wolf who is ready to eat his prey. He moved toward her as she moved backward to get away from him.
“Are you frightened? It seems like you’ve wanted to hang out with two other people recently. Hmm…”
“I have to go someplace. Can’t you just do what you want to do tomorrow or the other day?”
He laughed like he was a demon or something. “Seriously?” As he got closer to the woman, he grabbed her arm tightly.
The woman did nothing, and the man just took her. And let him treat her however he wants. Because she knew there was nothing she could do about it. She could only cry after it happened.
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