Love is the Sunshine

Chapter 157 Silent Treatment (Part One)

Terence turned around and walked out without a single word. Carla was left in a state of stupefaction,

and she couldn't believe what just happened. Huddled up in her seat, she watched his figure slowly

fade into the distance. The realization that he was gone brought her back to reality.

This was the first time that he had been really angry with her.

He had a soft spot for Carla and always forgave her.

This time was completely different. She pushed him over the edge and he was really mad at her.

Carla mustered up the strength to get up from her seat and walk out of the club. She looked around to

see if she could spot Terence, but he was already gone.

Wade saw the whole situation unroll and obviously, Terence must have said something to him. "Miss

Carla, may I take you home?" he asked with concern in his voice.

Carla attempted to force a smile, but she wasn't very good at pretending. She shook her head and

said, "No, thank you. I want to walk and clear my head."

"But, Miss Carla..." Wade hesitated. The accident that happened a few days ago remained fresh in his

memory. It was only natural for him to feel the way he did. He dared not to leave her alone, not even for

a second.

Carla understood his concern, but all she wanted was to be alone. She put her hand on his shoulder to

reassure him, "Wade, I will be fine. I'll just walk around the block. You are welcome to follow me if you

want."

Saying that, she turned around and strode away. The last thing she wanted to do was go back to the

seaside villa. Going back there now would drive her crazy. Carla needed to pull herself together and

the only way she could do that was to get some fresh air.

She roamed the streets aimlessly and wondered how everything escalated so fast. Carla strolled past

shops that had a lot of interesting commodities but none of them caught her attention. The streets were

crowded with people doing their monthly shopping, but yet she still felt so lonely. Her thoughts were

consuming her. Carla couldn't help but replay everything over and over in her head.

She tried to block Terence out of her head but failed miserably. Behind her hard exterior shell was a

little girl that loved and cared for him the most.

Carla did some research on the Hua family herself. She tried to find out as much information as she

could, for his sake. She found out that Bonnie was the only daughter of the Hua family.

If this was true, Terence would have to marry Bonnie in the future, as he admitted himself. Offending

Bonnie would do no good to him. Why bother?

And yes, she understood that he had done all those to avenge her on Bonnie.

But he should have been nice to his future wife. Bonnie had done all these out of concern and care for

him.

Carla frowned. She wouldn't believe the words of others, but the promise Terence made to his father

was set in stone. There was nothing she could do about it.

She was only a passer-by, who happened to appear in the transition period of his life. There was

always a reason someone came into your life. She saved him and they fell in love with each other. But

that was it. There would never be a happy ending, or even just an ending for them.

Her mission was completed and she had come to terms that it was time for her to move on. She knew

she would have to leave him sooner or later. If Carla stayed in his life any longer, she would get in the

way of his future and she didn't want that.

Snapping back to reality, Carla found that Wade was no longer following her. Without her knowing, she

walked into a pedestrian street.

Wade drove around to find a place to park. Vehicles were forbidden to go into that street. Finally

parking his car, he looked around to find Carla but she was nowhere to be seen.

JA City's streets divided into many different sections. There were shops on every corner. Weaving her

way through the crowds, Carla came across an interesting little antique shop. With nothing else better

to do, she walked in.

Something caught her eye on one of the shelves. She pointed at a pair of fine wood-carved fish and

asked the shopkeeper, "Excuse me.

Can you tell me what this is?" Both fish had a big green bead in their mouth and a red string that was

tied onto them.

The shopkeeper was very perky and responded within a few seconds, "Oh, yes of course. They have

quite an interesting background, If I might say so myself. They are double fish. It is said that in ancient

times, couples who had a great love for each other would wear it. It can split into two parts and your

names can be easily carved onto it. They used to tie it around their waists. Now these ones are actually

bracelets that can be worn around your wrists."

The shopkeeper took it out from the showcase and showed it to her.

Carla tried to split it into halves but failed. She was afraid of damaging the delicate work of art.

The shopkeeper grinned and showed her how to do.

There was a clasp hidden between the pair of fish. She unclipped it and tried it on. It fit just like a glove.

Carla liked the vintage style and the mysterious beauty it held. She always loved things that had a story

behind them.

"Do you know an ancient poem that goes: 'I grasped your hand, together with you, I was to grow old.' It

is so romantic. Doesn't it make you want to go back to the old days when love was so much simpler?

This pair of fish symbolize everlasting love," the shopkeeper explained, persuading her to buy it.

Carla really fell in love with this bracelet. It reminded her of her situation, she felt some sort of

connection to it. It wasn't expensive and her need for it was uncontrollable. Knowing that she would © 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

regret not buying, Carla immediately decided to buy it.

Feeling quite satisfied with what she bought, Carla walked out of the store. It was already noon and the

sun was at its hottest.

Attempting to find her way home, Carla strolled down the busy streets. Something in one of the shop

windows caught her eye and she went to investigate, it was a beautiful abstract painting. She admired

it for a few minutes and carried on with her journey home. JA City is so big that it was easy to lose

yourself in the crowd. Anyway, Carla was lost. Sending her location to Wade, she let out a sigh of

disappointment in herself and waited for him to come and fetch her.