The horror of this situation was unimaginable.
Thelma felt a loud ringing in her head; she instantly froze.
What to do, what to do, what to do? But her frozen brain couldn’t come up with a solution.
“I… I… that, I…” Thelma stammered, not knowing what she was saying.
Sam Noah propped himself up slightly on his elbow, his gaze fixed on her, half-smiling, “What were you just doing?”
Thelma could hardly look at his face. She lowered her head, biting her lip, wondering how she had been caught in the act. She had been so careful; what should she do now?
Did he think she was a despicable person, taking advantage of him while he was asleep to do something sordid?
No, no, no, she couldn’t let him think that. She was pure; in his eyes, she had to be pure.
“I… I saw a mosquito on your face, and I wanted to help you swat it away.”
What a ridiculous excuse! Thelma wanted to slap herself for saying that, but there was no better reason. She couldn’t just tell him she thought he looked good and wanted to take advantage of him.
“A mosquito?” Sam Noah’s voice held a hint of amusement. “Are there mosquitoes in this season?”
“I… I’m not sure; it looked like a mosquito, maybe some kind of bug,” she continued to make excuses.
“Since you were helping me chase away bugs, why are you so nervous?”
Thelma: “……” She felt like crying, “I… I was just afraid you would misunderstand.”
“Misunderstand what?”
Thelma bit her lip, “Misunderstand that you think I’m being frivolous with you.”
“What if I really misunderstood?”
Thelma suddenly looked up at him, only to see the smile in his eyes. He didn’t seem angry, and she subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief, but she still didn’t dare to be reckless, quickly lowering her head again, biting her lip and saying, “I… I don’t know.”
“Am I that scary? Why don’t you dare to look at me?”
“……”
“Look at me when you speak.”
Though he said it lightly, there was a decisive strength in his tone. Thelma cautiously looked at him. He had a slight smile, and his dark eyes held a depth that was as unfathomable as an abyss.
“Tell me, what should I do if I misunderstood?”
What to do? How would she know what to do? Right now, she just wanted to cry. If she had known he was such a light sleeper, even if she had ten times the courage, she wouldn’t have dared to touch his face.
“Or I should ask you, what were you trying to do to me just now?” His tone grew more playful.
Thelma: “……”
Thelma felt like she had stepped on a tail, quickly avoiding his gaze. She bit her lip, her voice trembling as if she was about to cry, “I didn’t! I really just wanted to chase away the bugs.”
“Are you that afraid of me? You won’t even look at my face when you speak?”
“……”
“Look at me when you talk.”
She was wrong, wrong, wasn’t she?
Summoning her courage, she looked at him. He finally released her hand that he had been holding tightly. He lazily leaned back against the bed, squinting at her, “What do you want to do next?”
What could she dare to do? Even if she had ten times the courage, she wouldn’t dare!!!
Thelma gasped, quickly saying, “You… really misunderstood. I didn’t want to do anything to you?!” Her face turned red, “I… I think I should go back to my room to sleep. At this time, Tyler should be asleep already.”
After saying that, she quickly turned and ran.
Before Sam Noah could say, “You can do whatever you want,” her figure had already disappeared from the room.
Sam Noah was stunned for a moment, then rubbed his forehead and smiled helplessly.
What chasing bugs; what a terrible excuse she came up with. She probably didn’t realize he hadn’t actually been asleep at all.
Although she was still timid in front of him, he was pleasantly surprised by this outcome. What outcome? It turned out she would sneak closer to him while he was asleep. She didn’t dislike his closeness; instead, she took the initiative to get closer, even touching his face.
This result was enough to satisfy him.
After Thelma returned to her room, she tossed and turned, unable to sleep. She felt she had just embarrassed herself terribly; she hadn’t managed to pull the tiger’s hair and had instead been caught by the tiger. How would she face Sam Noah in the future?
