No Strings Attached

Chapter 2

"Why? Who the hell was Zee Pruk Panich? What's the big deal about him?" His gaze fell on Gummy whose eyes widen in shock with his statement. "Are you serious NhuNu? You don't know him?" James squeak.

"No and I really don't care."

"Oh my god! You're seriously out of circulation, Princess NhuNu! Zee Pruk, one of Asia's twenty sexiest billionaires under forty. Thirty years old, self made billionaire, CEO of Panich Inc. He became a millionaire at twenty two, then built his own company at twenty three. Playboy extraordinaire. He's like the hottest commodity in the market since Yoshikazu Tanaka!"

Nunew can't help but swallow the lump in his throat. Playboy and Billionaire, so that's why the man act as if he was a Roman God. "That's what you've said too with Lee Minho and my boss Jirayu. They're all like God's greatest gift to mankind to you."

"I know, right. And don't forget Jackson. Darn, have you seen his underground fight club? And your officemate Fort, yummy! Too bad they're all taken now."

"Yeah, well. I think Zee Pruk was taken too. Somebody called him last night. Ara, I think."
They were already at the front of counter and gave their orders.

"Yeah. Rumor has it that Ara was his fiancee. She was the grand niece of Wang Taeyon, close friend of Zee and was like his father figure too. And well, they're always seen together."

All of his hope that it was either his niece or sister who called the man last night dissolve in the thin air.
He was like a robot that fished out his wallet from his back pocket to pay the bills of his and Gummy's lunch. "Good for him." He said.

"Nothing's official yet so you still have hope Princess. He seems to like you! We saw you last night and darn, it was like Pacific Ocean on fire! Maybe you could snag him."

Nunew and Gummy grab the tray of food. He smiled at his officemate who was looking at him curiously. "Well, you said it yourself that the man is a playboy extraordinaire so its obvious that he just wants me for fun. Okay James, later okay? I'm about to eat lunch. Na kha?"

"Sure Princess. Later okay? I want to hear every dirty, dirty details!"

Nunew can't help but laugh at his friend's comment. He ended the call. They found a table near the window where you can see the Bangkok's skyline.

"So you know Zee Pruk, NhuNu?" Just like James, Gummy's voice was full of fascination.
He arranged the food on their table. "No. Not really. Just saw him at a club and we had a little fun."
"Dang, I'd like to have a little fun with him too. Even just a little fling. Just to experience him." Gummy laugh out loud and then shook her head. "He's one of those commitment- phobic guys, you know." Her brows furrowed as she started to slice her medium rare steak.

Nunew can't help but smile. "So you guys are close?"

Gummy gave him a side eyes. "Oh come on! Google search duh! But fine I admit, I love stalking hot guys online. He was featured in Forbes Asia a couple of years ago. His story was really inspiring. He was orphaned at the age of sixteen. He was only eight years old when his mom died. Then his father died of heart attack after their company face bankrupcy. He was taken in by relatives."

"Mr. Wang Taeyon was his uncle's boss. And when the latter met Zee at the first time, he was impress with the boy immediately. When he graduated, he was immediately hired by Taeyon and became the planning analyst of Wang Industries. Because of Zee, Wang Industries rake in more than one billion in profit because of the oil refineries that Zee handles himself. He was given fifty million bonus for that. That's what he use as capital to incorporate his own company. Five years later, he became part of the twenty richest in our country and now he venture in Resort Casino all over Thailand and South East Asia, he's part of the top five richest too. What can you ask for? Zee have everything."