Cody soon couldn’t fall asleep. He kept pacing in his suite. And then, he called Matt, “I still see Nina Black jumping around. It’s quite annoying. Do what you can to make her presence less of a disturbance.”
And then, he called Zara, “Thea is now my girlfriend. I know her career is still soaring. And she couldn’t have any news like this on the Internet, but you don’t need to worry because both of us will keep it a secret. And… Please try your best to handle the PR.”
Zara could only listen because this was her boss’s order, “Of course. No problem. I will handle that.”
Cody thought for a while and decided to get all the things done by taking this chance. So he sent another call to Matt.
After hearing what Cody suggested, Matt only thought it was too much, “Sir, I’m not trying to impede your plan. But Thea hasn’t even changed her surname yet. Are you sure you want to do this so soon?”
Cody said, “Don’t worry. She probably won’t change her surname anymore. Just go do it.”
Grace saved Thea’s life. And she did a great favor for the Weston family. The Weston House must be extremely thankful for that woman. Making Thea change her surname would be cruel.
No matter whether Thea was a Todd or a Weston, Cody had made up his mind that he would take care of her for the rest of his life. Because he was determined to make her his wife. Besides, Cody knew Thea too well. She would never want the money of the Weston house because she wanted to establish something by herself.
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Two days later, when Thea saw those files, she was completely stunned, “Cody? What the heck is this? What… What are you gonna do?”
Cody looked quite serious, “I know all this looks quite shocking to you. But don’t you wanna try to see if we can be together at last?”
“But we’re together.” Thea blinked.
“I know…” Cody swallowed, “But don’t you want to see if we can be together forever?”
Thea blinked, “Like how?”
Cody was quite patient, “We can get married first. After spending a while as husband and wife, we can surely find out if we’re perfect for each other.”
Thea stared at him. After a while, she finally said, “Cody, do you think I’m an idiot?”
Cody faltered. The look on his face was grim, “Are you getting mad at me?”
Thea shook her head, “No. Not mad. It’s just… I don’t think it’s okay. You’re trying to make me your wife. None of us know what will happen in the future. I don’t think you have taken enough consideration.”
“But I’ve taken enough consideration, and I still want you.” Cody grabbed her shoulders as he looked at her intently, “You are the only one I want, Thea. And no one will ever change that. I mean everything I said. Or do you just not believe me?”
Thea said, “Of course, I believe you. It’s just… I think we’re doing this too fast. Besides, I’m not even sure if I want to get married right now. Marriage sounds like jail. And… You’re quite bossy sometimes. I don’t know if I can tolerate that.”
Cody snorted, “You think I’m bossy? You’re thinking too much, really.”
He was not happy hearing her statement. But Cody knew things like this took time. So he forced out a smile, “Well… Sorry for mentioning this so soon. I really didn’t mean to scare you. You know I can always wait for you. Just take as much time as you need to think about this, Thea. When you finally decide, we will instantly get married.”
Thea nodded, “Okay.” She noticed how unhappy he looked. So she leaned forward and left a kiss on his cheek, “Boss, don’t be like this. I just need time.”
Cody looked down and let out a smile, pulling her into another passionate kiss.
“Oh… By the way, you haven’t told your family about us yet, right?” Thea asked.
Cody shook his head, “Nope. Why? Did you tell your Moms and dad?”
Thea shook her head, smiling. “Not yet. But I’m considering it right now.”
Cody had a headache when he thought about Thea’s Great-grandpa and Grandma. He frowned as he suggested, “Maybe we should keep it a secret from them as what we did to everyone else. It’s still not the time to tell them. We can find the right chance and tell them about the whole thing when we go to visit in the future. What do you think?”
Thea was thinking about the same thing. Actually, she only wanted to focus on her shooting right now. She didn’t want to be interrupted by other people. Besides, if her relationship with Cody was exposed, she would face a lot of trouble.
Her fans would be so surprised, and those accounts on the Internet would write made-up things about her again.
So, after a short second, Thea instantly said, “Of course. Let’s just wait until the right chance.”
Thea doesn’t have many scenes to do the next morning.
Mia came to visit, bringing a lot of fried chicken.
She even brought a group of cooks to the crew so other crew members could have some kebabs.
The actors’ family and friends always did this when they came to visit, buying the whole crew food to thank them for taking care of the actor during the shoot.
Thea felt so happy to see her little sister, “Gosh, Mia. I thought you were busy. Why didn’t you call me before you came?”
“I forgot,” Mia smiled as she brought over a plate of food, “By the way, what the heck have they been feeding you? You look like a skeleton! I’m gonna sue these people!”
“Don’t, Mia,” Thea pulled her little sister to a quiet corner, “I’m just on a diet.”
“You need to put on some weight now. You’re too skinny,” Mia was worried, “Here. Have some chicken. Grace said this was your favorite flavor.”
Thea had been eating salad for weeks. She didn’t want to break her diet, but Ryan said she was too skinny for the camera. So she decided to let loose a bit.
She forked a piece of chicken and put it in her mouth. It was crispy and juicy. It was so yummy.
Thea hummed as she enjoyed her chicken. That brought a smile to Mia’s face.