บท 264: Thunderstruck
Si Xia deliberated with his hand on the back of the chair, looking from the photo in his hand to Sam's nonchalant expression.
He finally sat down and said with a grave tone, "Speak."
Sam brought his hands forward on the table and put the ends of his fingertips together.
He began, "You know how famous I am back in London right? Some reporters are always hovering somewhere near me to capture photos or take my interview. Now I don't mind. Because I don't really have anything to hide."
Xia's expression gave nothing away as Sam continued, "So as it happened, when me and Chen were sitting on the rooftop like I told you, a reporter was around the campus. He took this photo. Normally, I wouldn't have bothered with it, but Chen was really worried when my bodyguards caught the reporter. So I had my dad buy these pics."
Throughout the narrative, Xia did not miss the point. "Pics?" he asked, emphasizing on the s.
A devilish smile spread across Sam's face. Xia was immediately put on guard against this smile, all his instincts yelling at him that this man was upto no good.
Sam spoke as he pulled out another photo out of his pocket, "Of course. No one would be interested in a photo of two people sitting side by side, right?"
Xia eyed the other photograph with narrowed eyes as Sam stroked it with undeniable love in his eyes. He then sighed and held it out towards Xia.
Si Xia took the photo, eyeing Sam with suspicion. But what he saw wiped away everything else from his mind.
The background in this photograph was the same as the other, so were the people.
What was different was their pose.
Xia stared thunderstruck at the two people kissing in the photograph.
Sam's face was half visible beside the other's head. His eyes were closed and he really seemed to be enjoying the kiss. Xia could not see Chen's face in the pic, but she also seemed to be enjoying herself, by the way her hands weaved into Sam's hair.
The both of them were wearing the same clothes as in the other pic and Si Xia could never mistake those dark brown hair, not even in the dim light in which the photo was taken.
Si Xia stared at the two photos, his face expressionless and eyes without shine, looking very much like a dead person.
Sam looked at him for a few moments before he said, "Now I have said all I wanted to. But I can clearly see I have done the opposite of what I came to do. I would appreciate if you didn't speak to Chen about this, but I know that is impossible. You would want to talk it out."
Si Xia didn't hear any of this. He was still looking at the two photos in his hand.
He only looked up when the two photos disappeared from his hand. He stared at Sam, who stood up and said, "So Mr. Si, I really am very sorry for all I did. And if I ever had the chance, I would never do it again, knowing what the result would be."
As Sam turned around to leave, Xia's voice came from behind him, "Wait."
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