CHAPTER 4

By the time Helen was done packing a few of her clothes, she set the medicine in her bag and prepared to leave the room. Tasha arrived and seemed shocked to see Helen already prepared to leave the hostel.

"Helen, where on earth are you rushing off to?" Tasha asked as she blocked Helen's path.

"Tasha, I do not have time to explain to you. I have to hurry home now. It's urgent," Helen replied as she pushed past Tasha and dashed out of the room.

"Fine. Call me when you get home and be careful out there," Tasha said as Helen hurried out.

"Alright," Helen replied, and she made her way out of the hostel, carrying a black school bag on her shoulder. She wore a pair of black shoes and her blue dress. She walked out of the female hostel and made her way off the university grounds.

As Helen continued trekking off the university grounds, Samuel spotted her; he had been searching for her. Though it was a bet, he couldn't help but want to speak with her.

He called, "Helen!"

Helen froze as she turned to look at Samuel, who was hurrying over to meet her.

"What is it? What do you want from me?" Helen asked impatiently; she was in a hurry to leave for the hospital. She couldn't believe that this bad boy was very brilliant like Mrs. Katherine had said.

Helen wondered if Samuel had paid Mrs. Katherine to hype him.

She knew how influential Samuel was, and she didn't want to get close to him. Even senior students longed for his attention.

"Where are you off to, carrying a bag? Are you going home?" Samuel asked, his brows furrowed as he wondered where Helen was running off to.

"Stay away from me!" Helen warned as she attempted to run away again, but Samuel caught her right hand and pulled her back to his chest. Her body unexpectedly pressed against his hard frame, sending shivers down her spine, as no man had touched her before—not even her brothers. Her immediately older brother Patrick was ten years older than she was. She was her mother's last child, a baby they hadn't expected to have after 18 years of marriage.

So, as Helen was 21, her older brother Patrick was 31 and her mother Rosemary was 58.

"Stay away from me, Samuel, I am warning you!" Helen slapped Samuel after her chest pressed against him.

Samuel's body was as hard as a rock as he felt the huge size of Helen's bréasts pressed against his chest. He caressed his cheek, smiling as he watched her running away. He imagined how she would feel under him and when he had her náked. He was not a saint. Smiling, he saw some other medical students in their department looking at him as they waited to see if he would attack Helen after she slapped him. But he left without saying anything or hurting her.

"I cannot believe that Samuel Kingston actually let that chubby girl go. Why is he obsessed with chasing after that plus-sized girl?" some other female students gossiped among themselves.

Meanwhile, John Edward had just stepped out of the university cafeteria when he saw Helen slap Samuel for holding his hand, and Samuel didn't do anything to retaliate.

"Samuel is wasting his time and the bet on Helen. He should get prepared to pay me my 10 million dollars," John said with a smile as he thought about other ways to get his revenge on Helen. He went back to the men's dormitory to find Samuel.

"Samuel, I cannot believe you let Helen leave after she publicly humiliated you and slapped you before the other medical students. Why didn't you slap her back?" John asked aloud as he barged into the room.

Alex and Eric peered at John in shock.

"What? Helen did what? That chubby nerd? What's wrong with her? Samuel, how can you allow Helen to humiliate you publicly and let her leave?" Eric asked, his voice laced with irritation.

Samuel smiled as he took off his white top and sniffed it. His top was automatically filled with Helen's lavender scent.

"What do you want me to do? Grab her and slap her back? Don't forget, I have a bet with John and it's not like I am going to raise my hand on a woman," Samuel replied bluntly as he turned to look back at his friends, who were staring at him in shock.

"The deal is to get Helen and I must get her. It's only a matter of time," Samuel said with a smile, and his three roommates glared at him as if he had lost his mind.

"I would have slapped Helen back if I were the one she had humiliated like that publicly. I still cannot see what fascinates you about that chubby nerd. She is not a genius either and she hasn't even created any medicine or anything. She is only intelligent, yet as poor as a church rat," Eric spat. Alex sighed and patted his back.

"Just let them deal with the bet. You don't have to drag Helen's family background into it. It's not her fault that she was born into a poor home," Alex said. He was from an average family before his father became rich. He didn't like to look down on anyone.

Eric glared at Alex and asked, "Have you suddenly developed a soft spot for Helen too? I cannot believe that you have fallen for her charm. Get lost!" Eric left the room, and the three men sighed.

"John, the bet is still on till next year. If I fail, I will pay you the money, but if I win, get ready to pay me," Samuel said with a smirk.

"Mmm. I would like to see you lose the bet. How about we raise it to 15 million dollars?" John asked with a smirk, and Alex's eyes widened in shock.

"What? You guys are crazy. What makes you think that Helen will agree? What if she never agrees to it, Samuel? Are you willing to lose 15 million dollars for this? Where will you get such money from? Do you plan to ask your father?" Alex asked, his voice filled with concern as he stood up from his bed and walked between John and Samuel.

"You guys should call off this bet. Helen is not like other girls and she will not fall for this. Samuel…" Alex looked at Samuel and said, "You shouldn't increase the bet or agree to John's offer."

Samuel's smile faded a little as he thought about how Helen had slapped him for pulling her back to his chest. His body felt hard and filled with a primal desire to claim her. He had not felt that way before. He reasoned that he was going to get her. She could have felt the sparks too, as he recalled how her eyes had widened in shock when their bodies touched and how her cheeks had turned red.

"Deal!" Samuel said, and Alex gasped, "What?"

"We are not going to have a verbal agreement alone. We need to sign it so that John doesn't back out. If he lose, he will pay me 15 million dollars, and if I lose, I will pay him 15 million dollars," Samuel said, his voice serious.