Once Rejected, Now Desired.

Chapter 4

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

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

"Tasha, I do not have the 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, wearing a pair of black shoes and her blue dress. She walked out of the female's hostel and made her way out of the university grounds.

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

He called to her attention, "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, as 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 pondered, *Did Samuel pay 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, Samuel!" 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 a man had not touched her before, not even her brothers. Her older brother, Patrick, was ten years older than her. She was her mother's last child and a baby that they hadn't expected they would have after 18 years of marriage.

So, as Helen was 21 years old, her older brother, Patrick, was 31, and her mother, Rosemary, was a 58-year-old woman.

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

Samuel's body was as hard as a rock as he felt the size of Helen's big bréasts pressed against his chest. He caressed his left cheek, smiling as he watched her running away. He imagined how she would feel under him and when he had her náked.

Samuel was not a saint. Smiling, he saw some other pharmaceutical students in their department looking at him as they had waited to see if he would attack Helen after she slapped him. But he left without saying anything or hurting her back.

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

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

"Samuel is wasting his time and 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 that you let Helen leave after she publicly humiliated you and slapped you before the other medical students. Why not 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 you 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, his voice blunt 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 like he had lost his mind.

"I would have slapped Helen back if I was the one she had humiliated like that publicly. I still cannot see what you find fascinating in 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, and Alex sighed and tapped his back.

"Just let them deal with the bet, Eric. You don't have to drag Helen's family background into it. It's not her fault that she was born in a poor home," Alex said, as 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 him, "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 off," Samuel said with a smirk.

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

"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 do you want to get such money from? Do you plan to ask your father?" Alex asked, his voice filled with concern as he stood up from his own bed and walked in between John and Samuel.

"You guys should cut off this bet. Helen is not like other women, 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 smacked him for pulling her back to his chest. But the way his body felt so hard and filled with a primal desire to claim her. He had not felt that way before.

Samuel reasoned that he was going to get Helen. She could have felt the sparks too, as he recalled how her eyes widened in shock when their bodies touched, and how her cheeks had turned red.

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

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