Watching the woman nestled on the sofa, quietly reading, Sam Noah just wanted to get closer to her, so he urged his subordinates to hurry up and send the report over.
After quickly finishing, Sam Noah stretched his neck and asked her, “It’s still early; do you want to stay a while longer?”
Thelma nodded and patted the seat next to her. Sam Noah walked over to sit down, but Thelma suddenly tossed the magazine aside and expertly straddled his lap.
Sam Noah: “…”
Why did she suddenly sit on his lap?
Thelma leaned against him, pressing her face against his chest.
After a while, she sat up, wrapped her arms around his neck, and said, “Sam Noah, I love you.”
What was going on? Why was she suddenly confessing to him again?
Sam Noah felt his heart racing. It wasn’t the first time she had said something so sweet, but he still felt an inexplicable excitement and nervousness inside.
“I told you before, didn’t I? I said I would confess to you every day from now on, so this is today’s confession.”
She was so sweet, no matter how you looked at it—sweet when she forgot, sweet when she remembered, so sweet he couldn’t handle it.
He couldn’t help but lower his head and kiss her lips, kissing deeper and deeper until he almost lost himself before finally letting her go.
Thelma leaned against him, panting. She finally remembered that she had come to find him for a reason. Indeed, the allure of his charm made her forget all about business and just focus on being affectionate with her Sam Noah.
“By the way, Noah, Julie came to see me today. Do you know Julie?”
“I know. She plagiarized your song.”
It seemed Sam Noah was quite concerned about her affairs; he knew all about her matters.
“She came to tell me today that the song was given to her by Ava. She said they had a good relationship, and Ava couldn’t sing that song, so she gave it to her. However, she doesn’t have direct evidence to prove that the song was indeed given to her by Ava. Do you think her words are credible?”
“Credible.”
“Huh?”
“Didn’t she say she had a good relationship with Ava? If their relationship was good, she wouldn’t suddenly betray Ava unless Ava had betrayed her first.”
Thelma nodded.
She suddenly remembered the last time Ava, Chris, and Susan had found her at her home. They shouldn’t have known where she lived; her sister wouldn’t tell them. So how did they find her address?
Thelma recalled that the address she filled in on the submission letter to MK was her and Sam Noah’s home. If Ava had accidentally seen her submission letter back then, she would naturally know her address.
“Do you remember the set of photos about Ava that I once showed you?”
Hearing Sam Noah’s words, Thelma was momentarily stunned, then she recalled what he was referring to.
That should have been in the third year after she married Sam Noah. At that time, Ava had just debuted, and Sam Noah had shown her a set of photos. He sought her opinion on whether to release the photos because once they were published, Ava would probably be finished, and it would also implicate Chris, after all, he was still her father. That’s why he came to consult her.
Back then, she had Ava expelled from school and disfigured her, so she had avenged the drugging incident. Therefore, when Ava was supported by Chris to debut, she didn’t inquire further; what was done was done. Moreover, at that time, she had been unwilling to accept Sam Noah’s goodwill, so she directly refused him, stating that she would take care of her own revenge without needing his intervention.
Looking back, her actions back then were truly both petty and despicable.
She had originally thought that since she had avenged herself against Ava, they would go their separate ways in the future. But Ava couldn’t stand to see her well and repeatedly crossed her bottom line.
Since she was so unwilling to let the past grievances end, she didn’t mind keeping a score with her.
“Go ahead and release them.”
Sam Noah nodded, “Okay, I’ll arrange it.”
Before leaving, Sam Noah specifically called for Wade to have him contact his hometown friend.
After getting in the car, Thelma asked, “Is Wade’s hometown friend the one who took the photos?”
“Yes.”
“Does he know Wade is your person?”
“No, you have to trust Wade’s ability to get things done.”
Thelma nodded.
Wade’s hometown friend was named Oscar. Later, when he arrived in Brackenfield, he thought the name was a bit tacky, so he changed it to Oscar. Wade and Oscar met by chance; Oscar invited Wade for drinks and boasted about how impressive he was and how well he was doing in Brackenfield.
