After he finished speaking, he walked towards the door, and for a moment, Thelma felt reluctant to let him leave.
“Um…”
Just as Sam Noah placed his hand on the doorknob, Thelma finally couldn’t help but call out to him.
“What’s wrong?”
Seeing him look over, Thelma suddenly didn’t know what to say. She didn’t want him to leave. Did she really want to tell him directly, “Sam Noah, I want to be alone with you for a while; after we go back, we won’t be able to be alone together like this”?
Given the current situation, such words seemed inappropriate, and she couldn’t bring herself to say them.
In a flash of thought, Thelma noticed the tie hanging on the coat rack. She hurriedly said, “Aren’t you going to wear a tie?” Then, lowering her head shyly, she added, “Um… I can tie a tie. I can help you tie it.”
It should be fine to tie a tie for him, right?
Thelma kept her head down, not daring to look at him, her hands tightly gripping the blanket beneath her, silently shouting in her heart, please don’t refuse me, please don’t refuse me!!
I’m just tying a tie, nothing else in mind, really!
Sam Noah was completely stunned. She said she wanted to help him tie a tie?
He almost doubted he had heard wrong and uncertainly asked, “You want to help me tie a tie?”
Thelma nodded.
Sam Noah: “…”
It was truly unbelievable for him that she took the initiative to offer to help him tie his tie. Before her amnesia, she had rejected his closeness; after her amnesia, she was afraid of him and kept her distance. But now, she wanted to help him tie his tie?
He didn’t know what she was thinking, but he no longer had the energy to ponder these things.
Unless it was a formal occasion, Sam Noah didn’t really like wearing ties; they felt too constricting.
However… he instinctively placed his hands behind his back, left hand clenched into a fist, right hand tightly gripping his left wrist, as if this was the only way to appear a bit calmer.
Yet his face remained as calm and composed as ever. He even smiled at her in a friendly manner and said, “Okay.”
Thelma let out a sigh of relief. She took the tie and walked up to him, slowly getting closer. The scent emanating from him wafted towards her, pleasant, strong, and distinctly his.
Calm, calm! She couldn’t dare to throw herself at him, but getting a little closer was fine, right? So Thelma, you need to stay calm.
Standing in front of him, her cheeks inexplicably began to heat up. After adjusting her breathing and preparing herself mentally for a moment, she finally stood on her tiptoes and wrapped the tie around his neck.
With the movement, his face drew closer to hers. The area behind his ears, near his neck, held the strongest scent of him; she could even see the pulse beating at her own neck.
Thelma felt like she was about to suffocate.
He was much taller than her, and standing in front of her gave her a sense of pressure. Even without touching him, she could feel the firmness of his muscles, a stark contrast to her own soft body.
He was clearly so strong, so lofty, so unattainable, yet everything about him was so alluring. Especially when she thought about how such an outstanding man could also have a gentle side, her heart surged with emotion.
He truly intoxicated her.
Suddenly, she felt a strong impulse; she wanted to leap into his arms, wrap her arms around his neck, hold him tightly, and then say to him, “Sam Noah, I want you to hold me.”
Thelma bit her lip, on the verge of tears. How could she have such shameless thoughts?
Thelma, wake up! You can’t be so lewd. She kept scolding herself in her mind.
But it was terrifying; this feeling was overwhelmingly intense. Thelma realized she was about to lose control of herself.
Her heart raced faster and faster, and she felt her fingers trembling. She hurriedly closed her eyes, constantly persuading herself to calm down. After a few seconds of pause, she finally managed to wrap the tie around, her mind in a complete mess, her fingers uncooperative. It took her a long time to help him tie it properly.
