ONE DAY passed, and Helios was still in the Philippines.Zoe’s mother told the man he could stay for at least a day. She might need his help because her mother, aunt, and friends are going on a trip. Zoe and her daughter will stay with Helios at home.Zoe’s mother begged Helios to stay for a while after they got back if he could. He was on board, too.Zoe wants to pass out because of what her mom is doing. And her mother doesn’t usually go on trips because she doesn’t know much about PH. That’s why it seems strange.Zoe was avoiding Helios because he wanted to talk to her about them. Whenever Helios brought up her life after the incident or her pregnancy, she always had a reason or an excuse. It looks like the man was trying to find out something.“Mom, there’s no need for you to do that. Just stick around. Don’t bother other people with it. It sounds like you’re asking bodyguards at a security company. Besides, if that was what you were worried about, I can handle it,” Zoe said.“Tha
“I apologize. I know that words can’t describe everything. But I do all of these things for you and for our daughter. You can call me whatever you want: jerk, coward, whatever. But please, all I’ve ever wanted is to be with you. I know I shouldn’t hide things, but things are getting hard. I don’t want you and Hela to get in the middle of my battle.”What he said took Zoe by surprise. She isn’t ready for it. She is at a loss for words.She chuckled.No. Not this time. She thought that she was ready. But she’s not. She thought it was easy. And she wasn’t sure that Helios would tell everyone everything.The man seemed different. His face turned dark, and he made a fist.Zoe gave a head shake. She was so sad that she was about to cry. “Please leave,” she begged. “My life with my daughter makes me happy and content. M-Maybe you forget that y-you are a dangerous person. If...if your organization knew this. That…” her eyes started to well up with tears. “I don’t want to get in trouble with m
“HELLO?”“Sir, we saw Bill on the outskirts.”“What is he doing there?” he wondered.“He’s inside his car, looking through a binocular.”Helios averted his gaze. “Who is his intended victim?”“He’s got his eye on Zoe’s house, Sir.”“Secure the area,” Helios said, gripping the steering wheel tightly. “Call me right away if he does anything bad,” he said.“Roger that.”What does Chloe’s brother do in place of Zoe?Bill appears to have distanced himself from Helios over the last month. As well as Grant and Gunner. And he has a feeling Bill is going to start a fight between them.He hopes Bill has no intention of betraying him. Because of his marriage to his sister, his group is already considered an ally. But he doubts Bill will discover his phony marriage.As a result, they must collaborate to strengthen the mafia’s foundation. However, it is not impossible that there could be a traitor in the group.Helios would not hesitate to kill Bill if he discovered that he was involved in everyth
“FIRE!”When Helios received the signal, he fired the 45 Caliber pistol he was holding until it ran out of ammo, and the target paper was hit only once—in the center.Grant walked up to him and tapped him on the shoulder. “You haven’t changed. You remain the best.”Helios let go of the gun and set it on the table. “Where’s Gunner?” he inquired, looking at Grant.“He’s on his way. He just came by and got what you asked for,” Grant explained.Helios nodded and began to leave the shooting range. He handed over a card to an employee who passed by.“Call Gun and inform him that we will meet in the hideout. How about Bill? Will he be there?” He inquired of Grant, who was following him.“I’m not sure. He is not returning my calls. Why don’t you call him instead?”Helios walked again, reaching for the card returned by the employee, and Grant kept up with him.“He’s not returning my calls either,” Helios said.“I’m concerned and perplexed by Bill’s recent actions. Amanda was also in the countr
ZOE has spent all day fixing things. In a few days, they will leave PH. She doesn’t want to go back home, but her friend and her mother have told her more than once that she should—time to deal with her problem. Helios was giving her trouble. And she wondered if she should give them a chance.But Helios will have to work hard to win her heart back. She still needs to be tamed, even if they already have a child. When she goes through with her plans, she can’t have a weak heart.“Everything all right?” Cindy spoke up. She has her arms crossed and is leaning against the door.Zo looked up and nodded. She got up and turned to her sleeping daughter.“Is she asleep again? She was just playing a minute ago,” Cindy said. She went in at last and sat down on the bed.Zoe is very thankful to Cindy because, ever since Helios left, Cindy has never left her. Even though she likes to tease her, she was glad always to have her on her side. Zoe will be a better person because of all her comforts.“Bab
“MOMMY, won’t Grant pick us up here?” Zoe asked as they were putting their things away. While Cindy held her baby and fed her, the baby cried. Her mom just sat on the couch and watched her.“Not anymore. He said he would just wait for us at the airport. “Then he’ll take us home,” her mom said.“Look at how the wrong Grant timed it. We need him now, but he’s not coming. Even though I didn’t want to see him, he couldn’t wait to get here.” Zoe put her last suitcase on top of her brown one. She told her mom, “I’m going straight home to our old apartment.”Her mother looked at her and raised her left eyebrow. It looked like she didn’t want to hear what her daughter had told her. She asked, “Who will take care of your child then? Won’t that put you both in danger?”Zoe moved toward Cindy’s house. “Mom, it’s into me. I’m not going to work yet anyway,” she said.“Hey, witch, for now, just stay in California. Next month, I’ll be busy, and I’m sure the twins are still busy with their business.
“HEY, dude, are you busy?”Helios stopped slicing his beefsteak and looked at Grant. “Why?”Grant frowned when he heard that Helios’s voice was cold. He can’t blame him or make him do what he wants because Helios isn’t used to being in that kind of situation.“Today, Zoe is going home, but I have a meeting. If you don’t mind, can you pick them up at the airport, if that’s possible?”Helios set down the fork and spoon he was holding with care. “Alright. What time will they arrive?” he asked.Grant then looked at the watch on his wrist. “Just wait until I call or text you. Still, Cindy hasn’t replied to any of my messages,” he said.So, he said, “Okay, I’ll just wait,” and he kept cutting his steak.Grant nodded and smiled thoughtfully, but Helios didn’t seem to notice.Helios had an idea all of a sudden. So, Grant asked him to come over because he wanted to ask him for a favor. Well, he will do it right away if Grant just tells him straight out. He doesn’t have to buy him a meal becaus
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