Chapter 256 - Play Basketball (2/2)

” I defeated you miss . ” said Helios .

” You cheated ! ” said Aria getting out of the nervous zone when she heard the work defeated .

” Oh.....how ? ” said Helios with a smile enjoying her reaction .

” You are taller . ” said Aria complaining with a baby face which made Helios laugh .

” Ha ha ha ha ha ha ! ” laughed Helios .

” Seriously..... ” said Aria looking away then laughing a little too .

” Fine , let's call it a tie . ” said Helios stretching his hand towards her to help her get up .

” Okay ! ” said Aria and grabbed his hand then got up and shook his hand before she let it go .

When seeing Aria's smile , Helios was reminded of what she said when they rode down the stairs .

” By the way , you said that you used to ride down the stairs a lot back at university . What did you mean ? ” said Helios .

” Oh , you are talking about that . I thought you forgot . Well the literal meaning , of course . ” said Aria .

” Which is ? ” said Helios with a smile .

” I used to work for longer hours when I was there . ” said Aria .

” You worked at your university ? ” said Helios .

” Yeah.....I was a good student and sometimes I would work part-time as a teacher's assistant . That's why I would stay longer than other students at the university . ” said Aria .

” Didn't you go out with your friends or have some fun ? That's what a normal person would do . ” said Helios .

” One of the most fun things for me was sleeping because I never got to sleep enough . You always mock me because of the little wrinkles under my eyes . They are the proof of my hard work . ” said Aria .

” I didn't have a lot of friends , nor did I have the luxury of spending too much money . I used to go to some expensive restaurants when I got my paycheck but I have been careful with the money I got . I had to send money to my parents , to my brother's doctor , to my school , plus my monthly expenses . Since I couldn't afford a nice apartment , it didn't feel that bad to work for a few more hours or do my homework on the couch of the library . ” said Aria with a smile as they walked .

Hearing Aria talk in such a way , Helios couldn't help but feel a bit sad .

' ...How can thing girl smile when telling such a hard-working style of life ? Even the servants at the castle have two days off every week .

” Don't you feel like life has been unfair to you ? ” said Helios with a pensive expression .

” ...No , I don't think so . In my opinion , life has made me stronger and is still making me stronger . It is also helping me to reach my goal . ” said Aria with a smile .

” Your goal ? What's your goal ? ” said Helios curiously .

” My goal is to become a millionaire , even a billionaire . Why not ?! ” said Aria with an optimistic expression .

” Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ! You look serious about it . I admire your positivity to fool yourself . ”said Helios with a laugh .

” For once can you say something nice or give me some advice on how to become one . That would be good . ” said Aria looking at him with an emotionless expression when seeing him laugh .

” Sure , I can give you advice and the simplest way to become a billionaire . ” said Helios with a smirk .

” Really ? How ? ” said Aria with an excited expression .

” Marry a billionaire . ” said Helios with a smile when seeing her excited expression .

Aria's smile immediately vanished and she sighed annoyed .

” Phhhh...If you don't wanna give me any advice , then say so . ” said Aria a bit annoyed .

” Why ? Every girl would die to marry a billionaire . Why would you go through the lengths of tiring yourself out and in the end you aren't sure whether you will become a billionaire or not ? This is an easy and secure way . ” said Helios .

” It is an easy way but not a secure one . I cannot trust men easily . ” said Aria .

” As far as I know you haven't had any boyfriends . ” said Helios with a serious expression .

” Have you investigated me ? ” said Aria glaring at him with an interrogative stare .

” I.....I.....Heh , do I really have that much free time to investigate you ? Don't forget that I have more than ten companies to take care of . I just said that because of the bitter memory of your powerful kick .. ” said Helios with a scary pressuring smile which made Aria gulp in a nervous way .