Chapter 255 - Grumpy Old Man

When they went out of the salon , Aria looked at the stairs then looked at Helios .

" You have a lot of stairs . " said Aria .

" I also have an elevator since you are tired . " said Helios .

Aria saw him in a shocked way as he pointed ta the elevator .

" ....you have an elevator , you have a cinema , you have a basketball yard , you have a pool , ;you have a giant garden , I am sure you must have an exclusive chef too.....the more I look at your home the more I feel like I am in wonderland . ;" said Aria with a smile .

" He he he he ! It's just a normal home . " said Helios as Aria stared at him raising her eyebrow . ;

" You are the only one who thinks like that . " said Aria with a smirk then went towards the stairs . ;

" Aren't you going to take the elevator ? " asked Helios confused .

" It's more fun sliding the stairs . In my childhood , I used to do this a lot . I kinda miss it . Seeing such long stairs , I am not gonna miss the chance . " said Aria with a smirk .

" Childish ! " said Helios .

" .....Come and try it . " said Aria .

" I will never go along with your childish behavior . " said Helios .

" Fine grumpy old man ! Continue to grow old in that boredom of yours . " said Aria with a helpless movement of her shoulders .

" ....In what way do I look like an old man ? " said Helios with an annoyed smirk .

" Your age ! You are old . " said Aria .

" Hah ?! I am only twenty-six years old . That is not considered old . " said Helios .

" Well , you are fours years older than me . That makes you an old man . " said Aria .

" You..... " said Helios annoyed .

" Since you can't reduce your years you can try to become a bit childish...Is the grumpy old man scared to slide on the stairs ? " said Aria with a teasing tone as she enjoyed his annoyed expression .

" Who's scared ? Heh ! You sure you have read the contract I gave you . " said Helios .

" I am on a break today . Checking the contract on a break day.....I will not be able to pay attention to it . " said Aria with a noncaring expression .

" Now , what ? " said Helios when he saw her staring at him in a disappointed way .

" .....I don't remember why I was frightened by a person who's afraid to slide the stairs.....So disappointing . " said Aria .

" ...Disappointing ?.....Okay , annoying childish tigress ! " said Helios really annoyed .

Aria laughed in a devilish way and sat on the handrail then looked at Helios .

' I can't believe I am going along with her nonsense.... ' thought Helos and sat on the handrail as well .

Aria pushed forward and Helios went after her .

" Wheeeee !!!! " said Aria as she slid down the handrail .

The stairs were so long that Aria and Helios felt like they were inside a tornado . Things looked completely different . For a second he felt like he wasn't able to recognize his own home anymore . Aria's hair that kept flying in the air slowly tickled Helios's face . He looked at her back for a second in a daze . After they slid down the handrail they were arriving near the newel .

" And.....Jump ! " said Aria . ;

Only when she spoke , he got out of that daze state and the two of them jumped . When they landed , it took a second for them to get used to the ground . They looked at the stairs behind them then Aria smirked at him .

" Did the grumpy old man enjoy the ride ? " said Aria .

" Seriously , stop it with this ! Have a look at your hair first , it's really messy . " said Helios and Arfia immediately touched her hair and combed them with her fingers .

After checking her image from the marble part of the wall Aria turned towards Helios .

" Haaaah ! ;I hadn't done that in a long time . Your stairs remind me of the stairs at my university . " said Aria with a smile .

" The stairs at your university ? " said Helios surprised .

" Eeee....Anyway ! What do we do next ? " said Aria .

" Aren't you the one who's supposed to plan the ' hang out ' ? " said Helios .

" ...True !.....Hmmmmmm...What can we do ?....You mentioned that you have a cinema here . Shall we watch a movie ? " said Aria .

" .....I would prefer something a bit more challenging . " said Helios .

" Aaaaaa ! The....The boss wants things to get more challenging . " said Aria with a devilish smirk .

" Yes ! " said Helios getting closer to her .

" What's in for this game ? " said Aria with a grin .

" I haven't decided it yet but....we will definitely put a prize . " said Helios .

" Now , you are being logical . " said Aria with a smirk .

" .....What do you propose ? " asked Helios .

" You have a basketball yard in your giant garden . How about a match ? " said Aria .

" Hmmm...is it a good idea ? " asked Helios looking at Aria .

" What do you mean ? " asked Aria .

" You are so short . Will you be able to catch up with me ? I am worried you won't . " said Helios with a smirk looking at Aria's height .

" Pfffhhhh !.....So what ? Napoleon Bonaparte was short too but he ended up becoming a king . Instead of worrying about my height , you should worry about yourself . ;Aren't you afraid that you are gonna lose ? " said Aria looking straight at his eyes .

" .....What makes you think that I will lose ? " said Helios with a smirk walking near her .

" Because....once the gap between boss and ȧssistant disappears , I can kick your ȧss without any worry at all . You'll lose ! " said Aria with a smile looking straight at Helios's blue eyes .

Their faces were really close but both of them had a challenging look on their face . Helios on the other hand was also attracted by Aria's fighting spirit .

" Okay ! It is decided . " said Helios with a smile then walked ahead as Aria followed him from behind . ;

Helios walked towards the windows and opened a door that was directly connected with the garden where the basketball yard was . When they stepped out , Aria looked at the yard amazed . She had seen it through the window but now that it was in front of her , she found it even more amazing . There was nothing missing . The balls were all lined up and cleaned , the first aid kits were also there , there were two fridges with transparent glass showing bottles of water and lemonade . There was also a giant closet and five big changing rooms . Aria stepped inside the yard shined by the lights on top of the chain wall surrounding the yard stunned . ;

' Wooooaaa ! ' thought Aria amazed . ;

" Do you like it ? " asked Helios when seeing her eyes checking the whole place . ;

" .....It's good . " said Aria as if she wasn't amazed by it at all . ;

" Let's put comfortable clothes first . " said Helios and walked towards the closet then took out a ;female set of clothes then gave it to Aria . ;

" You have even have female sets of clothes ? " asked Aria surprised . ;

" The female set clothes is an essential must . " said Helios with a naighty smirk ;. ;

" Ewwww ! Did you give the used pair of one of your...crazy fan lovers ?!!!! ;" said Aria checking the clothes in a freaked way . ;

" He he he ! I would give anyone the used set of clothes except you . " said Helios making Aria look at him confused . ;

" Except me ? " said Aria confused . ;

" You aren't my crazy fan lover , aren't you ? " said Helios with a smirk . ;

" Of course not ! " said Aria with a firm and determined tone but deep in her mind , she couldn't deny the admiration that had started to blossom inside her for him . ;

' Of course not cause you aren't like those other girls . You aren't my plaything but my ally . As much as I am tempted by you to cross the line , I will never do it.......Especially when I am not serious . ' ;thought Helios with a bitter expression as he watched Aria's back . ;

He didn't want to change things . He wanted to continue remaining like that with her but he wasn't sure whether he would be able to do that . ;

When walking towards the changing rooms Aria noticed a pool right next to the basketball yard . ;

" Isn't the pool at the other sose of the house ? " asked Aria who had seeen the pool previously from the window . ;

" I have two pools . " said Helios with a calm tone . ;

Aria looked at him dumbfounded then looked at the pool . ;

" What a useless expense ! " said Aria .