Chapter 116: Three boxes of papers

Joshua and Noah looked at each other and the boxes that were lying in front of them. It was a lot to take in. There were two boxes and each of them was filled till the top. The two men had thought that Ivy had collected information that may be of a few pages or at least the size of a book. But who knew she had two boxes worth of data.

"Wow, that's a lot to take in," Joshua commented pulling a box towards him.

"Yeah, but there is nothing much worth in it. This is what I have found in the last three years." Ivy sat on the sofa and wiped her sweat. The boxes were quite heavy, though they were small in size and she had to bring them from her room to the living room. But she did it with ease. The occasional visits to the gym had paid her off today.

At that moment, Aria walked out of her room. She had just finished taking a shower and her hair was still damp. The night duty at the hospital made her feel that she smelt the of the disinfectants used in her hospital. She badly wanted a take a bath and had immediately hopped in the bathroom to take one as soon as she had entered her house.

"Wow, Ivy that's a lot of papers." She said in surprise, looking at the box of papers. She did not know her sister had collected so much information.

The three people looked in the direction from where the voice came. Aria was looking at them innocently. But the scene in front of him made Noah gulp. She looked so sexy in her casual and homely dress that he was having a hard time controlling himself. The fact that she had come out after taking a shower was not helping him either. Her flushed face made her look like an apple and he just wanted to take a bite.

"Yeah, but there is nothing quite significant in it," Ivy replied.

"Wait. I have something too." Aria said and ran inside her room.

Ivy blinked and looked at Joshua and Noah. While Noah raised her eyebrows, Joshua shrugged his shoulders. How would he know what Aria wanted to do?

After a minute or two, Aria returned pushing a small box towards the hall. It was stacked with papers. It was of the same size as that of the boxes Ivy had brought. From the looks of it, everybody knew what the papers in it were. But Ivy still asked to make sure.

"Aria, what is this all about?"

"Ivy, this is what I have found in the last three years. I thought this could help."

"Why didn't you tell me about this?"

"Well, since I found nothing worth mentioning, I didn't say a thing."

As Jo and Noah heard the two sisters talk, they were quite surprised that they were able to find out a lot of information. Though the sisters thought the information to be insignificant, they felt that they would be able to find something related to what they wanted.

"So shall we start?" Joshua intervened.

"Yes. You guys start, I'll get you some coffee and some snacks." Aria said and went towards the kitchen.

Noah stood up looking at Aria go to the kitchen. He had been silent the entire time watching her speak. Now he was unable to control himself and since the opportunity had presented itself before him, how could he not grasp it?

"Noah, where are you going?" Jo asked looking at him stand up. Hearing his dumb question, Noah wanted to smack his forehead while Ivy felt like slapping some sense into him.

"Noah, you go," Ivy spoke and glared at Joshua.

Noah smiled at her gratefully. At least he had an intelligent sister-in-law unlike his dumb friend who couldn't grasp the situation. Without giving Joshua a second glance, he went to the kitchen.

"What is happening?" Joshua asked looking at Ivy giving him a glare.

"I did not know you were an idiot."

"What do you mean?" He furrowed his eyebrows. It was the first time someone had called him an idiot. Who was he? A genius hacker and a video game designer. How dare Ivy call him an idiot?

"I am not sure why I am even explaining things to you. Look, Aria is in the kitchen."

Joshua finally got what Ivy wanted to say. "Oh, my bad. So, the love birds wanted some alone time."

"Yeah, dumbhead."

"Who are you calling a dumbhead?"

"Do you see anybody else other than you here?"

"You..." Joshua glowered at her.

"Yeah me. Come let's start." Ivy took the first document from the box.

Meanwhile in the kitchen, Aria was brewing the coffee when she felt Noah's hands around her waist.

"What are you doing?" She squealed.

"I am doing nothing." He answered and placed his chin on her right shoulder.

When Noah had walked into the kitchen, he saw Aria brewing the coffee, with her back facing him. How could he miss such an opportunity? So he walked to her and hugged her from behind.

"Is this nothing?" Aria asked pointing to his hands which were wandering around her waist. She was finding it ticklish and she tried to wriggle out of his grasp.

"Yes. I am an innocent boyfriend who is just hugging his girlfriend." Noah replied and turned his face slightly to look at her. He could clearly see her ears which had gone red and he could also smell the faint fragrance of her shampoo from her hair.

"Noah, leave me. It tickles." Aria giggled. His hands were now roaming freely around her waist and she being very sensitive, Aria was struggling to stop herself from giggling.

"What tickles?" He questioned with a devilish smile which Aria failed to notice.

"Noah, stop." She said in between her giggles and turned to look at him slightly. The moment she did so, he captured her lips with his. However, it was for a brief moment. He pulled back immediately.

Aria gaped at him dumbfounded. 'What just happened?' She couldn't arrange her thoughts, they were a jumbled mess.

Noah saw her staring at him with her mouth open and he smirked. He cleared his throat.

"Aria, I think the coffee is done."

"Yeah." Aria broke out from her reverie and took the carafe and poured the coffee into four mugs. She then set the cups in the tray along with a small cup of sugar. All this time, Noah was looking at her intently from the side. He was still hugging her from behind.

"Noah, leave me." Aria nudged him, making him sigh. He released her reluctantly and carried the tray.

"Give me the tray."

"Nah, I'll carry it."

"If you say so," Aria uttered and walked away from him. Noah chuckled before following Aria to the living room. But the scene they saw made the couple freeze on spot.

Ivy and Joshua were both on the floor. This was not what made them halt in their places. They were shocked to see Ivy lying on top of Joshua with his hands wrapped around her waist.