Love is the Sunshine

Chapter 154 Carla's Worry

Carla asked him because she thought that affection came fast and went fast.

Even couples that had been married for years couldn't guarantee that their marriage would last a

lifetime, let alone the love she and Terence had. How long could it last?

"Why are you asking me a question like that all of a sudden? Tell me, are you worrying about

something brought on by your own imagination again?"

Terence lowered his head so he could look her in the eyes and smiled. He tapped her nose

affectionately.

"Carla, I think verbal promises don't mean anything in a relationship. They only sound beautiful. I prefer

to prove my affection to you with action. I'll show you how long I will like you for."

Carla leaned against him and looked out at the vast sea. She then said, "But I would like to hear the

beautiful words from you now. Say them to me, please."

Terence put his arm around her shoulders as he looked out into the distance. He sighed, "Carla, I don't

know what I did to have made you doubt my feelings for you.

Anyone who knows me would know that I don't make a promise so easily. You are indeed the first girl

that I have fallen head over heels for and spent so much time and effort to pursue. You will also be the

last. If I could, I would show you my heart."

Terence then turned to look her in the eyes. "One more thing. My feelings for you are not that of 'like'.

It's love.

I love you, Carla Ji! And the next time you want to ask that question again, do remember to ask me

how long I will love you for, won't you?"

He lifted her chin and gently ran his thumb across her lips.

Carla's eyes were full of tears because of the heartfelt confession that he made. She smiled and

wrapped her arms around his neck.

"Terence, I know the road ahead of us will be very difficult. But I will try my best to put my full trust in

you and overcome the challenges with you, hand in hand. So please, don't ever break my trust, okay?"

What she heard today from the man on the computer rocked her very foundation of trust.

But she still chose to believe Terence, because the words didn't come from his mouth. She refused to

allow someone else's random words change her mind.

"Of course! Your trust is so precious to me. How could I possibly break it?" Terence smiled and kissed

her tenderly. Then he helped her up, and they walked to the motorbike.

"Let's go home. Sean will be waiting for us to have dinner."

He got on the motorbike and gave her the only helmet.

Carla took it and climbed onto the back of the motorbike. After she was seated, she put the helmet on

his head. Then she wrapped her arms tightly around his waist and pressed her head against his back.

Terence smiled and turned the key to start the engine, and they headed back to the villa.

After dinner, Terence and Carla had a walk with Sean in the garden.

Sean walked in front of them, feeling very pleased with himself because the teacher had praised him

today.

Sean didn't want to return to his room to study because he was in such a good mood, and Carla

allowed him that.

After a while, when it became very late in the evening, they all returned to each of their rooms.

After Sean had showered and went to bed, Carla went to Terence's room.

Since the rescue, she had been sleeping in his room and had become accustomed to it.

Carla yawned and opened the door gently, ready to go to bed.

However, when she entered the room, she happened to hear Terence speaking on the phone.

"Father, I have already promised you, that I will marry the daughter of the Hua family. There is no

doubt. Don't worry about it again, okay?" Terence said impatiently.

"Terence, I want to believe in you. But your behavior makes me doubtful. You treat Bonnie too coldly. If

what you say is true, then shouldn't you be treating her with more care?"

Edmund asked. Then he sighed, "I know you like that girl, Carla and I don't oppose that. I'm a man, and

I know it's natural for a man to love more than one woman. If you really can't break it off with her, you

can have her as your secret lover. But Bonnie will be your legitimate wife, and you can't deny that.

Son, you are spending too much time with Carla. You should devote time to Bonnie. You should ask

her to go out for dinner or take her on vacation. Don't leave her at home alone with me."

Edmund tried to create some opportunities for Bonnie. He thought that she was wrongly treated by his

son. Whenever he saw her, she always looked unhappy, and he felt sorry for her.

Edmund was the one who asked her to stay after she was engaged to his son.

He did it because he wanted them to spend more time together. After all, Bonnie's home was in HA

City, which was far away. How could Terence fall in love with her if she went home?

"I understand. I have to go now. Bye!" Terence knitted his brows and hung up the phone.

Carla stood in the doorway, stupefied. The coldness in Terence's voice sent a shiver down her spine.

'What did he just say?

That he would marry the daughter of the Hua family without a doubt?'

Carla gasped. She recalled what the man on the computer had said during the video call. What he said

wasn't just something random. 'Is this Terence's plan all along?

What did he take me for? A fool!

The man said that Terence was hiding it from everyone. Did he mean Terence's marriage with Bonnie?'

But Carla felt that Terence had been so sincere to her. Why did he lie?

She noticed that the light was off in the study, so she quickly returned to the bedroom in case Terence

saw her there.

Terence came into the bedroom and saw her. He smiled. "Carla, you're here. Is Sean in bed already?"

"Yes, I'm going to have a shower,"

Carla replied casually without a hint of anything being out of place.

She took her pajamas and entered the bathroom.

No sooner had she closed the door behind her the tears flowed down her cheeks like a river. She

squatted down against the door and buried her face in her arms, distraught. She tried to find excuses

for Terence, but after hearing the words come from his mouth, she couldn't convince herself any longer.

It was like a cold hard slap across the face. Carla couldn't breathe from the grief that she felt. Her

whole world just shattered before her very eyes. His words played over in her mind.

"I will marry the daughter of the Hua family without any doubt."

If he was already planning on marrying Bonnie all along, then what was Carla to him? An interim?

Terence had said that she was the first one he fell head over heels for and that he loved her.

However, no matter how much he loved her, he was still going to give her up, because he was obliged NôvelDrama.Org (C) content.

to marry the daughter of the Hua family.

If that was the case, then Terence didn't lie to her at all. He did love her from the heart, but he didn't

have a say in their future.

The thought of this possibility made Carla feel a little better, even though she was still deeply hurt

because of their doomed future.

Carla stood up and washed away her tears. She took a deep breath. 'It's just a relationship. At least I

also gain happiness and love in it, right?' she comforted herself.

Terence treated Bonnie coldly because of his love for Carla. She also heard from Rainer that Terence

might cancel his engagement to Bonnie because of the kidnapping.

She couldn't help but worry for Terence. How could he manage to fix and strengthen the relationship

with the Hua family, if he provoked them with something like that?

While she was thinking and calming herself down in the bathroom, she didn't realize that she had been

in there for a while. There was a knock on the door all of a sudden.

"Carla? You haven't finished showering? Are you all right?" Terence asked.