Love is the Sunshine

Chapter 283 Marrying Me Is The Best Choice

"Noah, how is our father?"

the man asked. From his voice alone, Noah knew that it was no other than his second brother, York.

"He still couldn't get out of bed," Noah said while he walked down the corridor, heading towards the

elevator. He didn't even look back at York.

Staring at Noah's back with a sullen look, York shouted, "Noah, why did you do that?"

Noah stopped and turned around slowly.

"Are you trying to hurt us? If Carla didn't come back, we'll all get what we want. Am I right? But you

brought her back and told our father about her true identity!"

York said with a puzzled look on his face. Then he approached Noah and continued, "We're all adopted

children of the Hua Family so we should be in the same boat. But…but it seems like you're trying to

sabotage us. Why?

Without Carla, Allen would have equally divided the family estate of the Hua Family even if he was

unwilling to do it. That way, neither of us would have suffered huge losses.

But now, what could we do?

All that we're going to have now is just a small part of our family estate. How can we possibly make a

fortune out of that?"

With a bitter smile, Noah responded, "You're right. Sometimes, we're all in the same boat. But most of

the time, we only care about our own interests, am I right?" He didn't want to listen to York's wretched

statements. After all, they had lived under the same roof for so many years, so they knew each other

well enough to know their thoughts and intentions.

In the Hua Family, none of them were Allen's biological children. In order to get their father's praise,

they were all scrambling for power and status. They kept on doing their best to improve their abilities.

"But despite that, we should be united as one at this critical moment!" York raised his voice while he

approached Noah with a grim look. "Noah, Carla's existence is a huge threat to us. If she's alive, we'll

all come to a bitter end!"

As a matter of fact, York had tried to murder Carla before but he failed.

Since then, Carla had been protected by Terence so it had been difficult for York to seize the right

opportunity to get rid of her.

Looking at York's covetous eyes, Noah glared at him and said, "York, I'll keep her safe and sound. I

won't let you hurt her.

Now that she had already met our parents, it's too late for you to deal with her. At this point, if

something happens to her, do you think Mother and Father will forgive you? Who do you think they'll be

suspicious of when that happens? And if they prove that you're behind it, you won't have the chance to

get a penny of our parents' family estate.

You've always been a wise man. Why would you want to do something stupid at this moment?"

After which, Noah tapped York hard on the shoulder and turned away.

Then, Noah hurried downstairs to Carla's ward.

He knocked on the door for a few seconds but no one answered. So he turned the handle of the door

and went in.

Noah furrowed his brows when he found out that the room was dark. Since Carla didn't turn the light

on, Noah didn't know if she was asleep.

At that moment, Carla was lying on the bed with her eyes open. With the light turned off all the time,

her eyes had adjusted to the darkness of the room. So as soon as Noah came in, she recognized him.

"Noah..." she called him in a gentle voice.

With his hand on the switch, Noah was about to turn the light on when he heard Carla's voice again.

"Don't turn it on right now! The light will blind me."

"Hmmm," he said softly and did as he was asked. He stood at the door for a moment until his eyes

adjusted to the darkness inside the room. Then he came over to her bed.

"It's not yet time to sleep! Why did you turn the light off?" Noah asked with a confused look. He came

closer to Carla and looked for her hand on the bed. When he finally found her hand and held it, he said,

"Did you feel bad about seeing your biological father?"

Staring at the ceiling in the dark, Carla sighed softly. A lot of thoughts and emotions were indeed going

through her but she didn't know how to make sense of them or even express any of them. One thing

she was sure of was that she felt sad.

"Noah, what do you think of my Father?" Carla asked.

She thought of her foster father and how he had always been kind and amiable. Even if he lost his

temper sometimes, he would always try to make her happy.

She wondered if Allen was like him.

Suddenly she felt envious of Bonnie. While she had longed for fatherly love, Bonnie had basked in

attention and love from her father for so many years.

Carla had only just met her own father and what was worse, her father was close to death now.

After thinking about it for a moment, Noah replied, "You'll get to know him later. But I know that he

particularly loves his daughters. So, if you would like to stay with him, I could imagine that he would

adore you very much."

Among Allen's four adopted children, Bonnie was Allen's favorite one.

Maybe it was because like Carla, Bonnie was technically Allen's daughter. Whenever Allen saw

Bonnie, he would naturally think of his own daughter who he lost for so many years.

"Noah, I've thought about Dad's will. I don't want the legacies of the Hua Family. It belongs to you and

your brothers. After all, you've done so much for this family. I'll go and ask Mother to give you all the

legacies. I really don't want them..."

Carla said earnestly. In the dark, her eyes were shining like diamonds.

Then, they were both silent for a moment.

After which, Noah looked at her in surprise with dark brown eyes while he held Carla's hand tightly.

Then he said, "Silly girl, that's not a small sum of money. How can you decide to give it up so easily?

Your father thinks that he owed you so much. He'll certainly make amends for his fault. It wouldn't be

right for you to refuse him."

Carla shook her head and stated, "Noah, but I don't think I deserve any of that at all. I'm just an

ordinary person who doesn't have any idea how to run a business. If I take over such a big enterprise, Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.

I'm sure I'll just screw it up."

After all, she had just started working and it would be impossible for her to quickly learn how to run a

business. It would really be a challenge for her.

Besides, she didn't want to be a career woman right now.

"Remember that I'll be with you through all of it. I promise I'll help you keep the Hua Family's status in

the business industry," Noah stated while he remained seated on her bed. He gently caressed her hand

to reassure her.

"Carla, I only hope that you could stay with me. I'll certainly help you run the business and maintain the

honor of the Hua Family," he continued.

Carla looked at him silently in a thoughtful way.

Noah gently patted her shoulder and said, "Don't think too much. You need to get some sleep..."

'I need her to lean on me. I must convince her that marrying me is the best choice.

If she becomes my wife, I'll legitimately take over the business of the Hua Family and ensure that the

family estate won't be taken away by someone else.

When we have children in the future, they'll have Hua as their family name, and the blood of the family

will be maintained.

Isn't this the perfect ending for all of us?

It'll be good for me as well as my adoptive parents, ' Noah thought comprehensively.

That was his actual purpose in going to the ICU to see Allen tonight. Allen had been shrewd all his life

but this time, he failed to read Noah's mind.

Without saying a word, Carla rested her head in Noah's arms. Her eyes glistened with tears.

The next morning, Carla felt hungry as soon as she woke up. She was about to call the nurse in when

she saw Andrea entering the ward.

"Callie, you're awake!" Andrea excitedly said.

With an insulated lunch box in her hand, Andrea came over to Carla. Then, she greeted with a smile,

"My daughter, I made porridge and bread rolls for you this morning. They're very delicious. Come and

have a taste!"

Smelling the delicious porridge, Carla smiled happily. After wiping her hands with a piece of wet tissue,

she couldn't wait to pick up a bread roll with black sesame seeds and ate it with relish.

"Oh, it's so good. It's very delicious..." she said with great content.

Since she was hungry and the bread rolls were not big, she finished one very quickly.

"Callie, you'd better eat them slowly. Just a moment and I'll bring you a bowl of porridge!" Seeing that

her daughter was so hungry, Andrea couldn't help but feel sad while she served her porridge.

For years, Andrea had been looking forward to cooking a delicious meal for her own daughter. Since

her wish finally came true, she felt really happy and excited from the bottom of her heart.

"Let me do it..." Carla said. Seeing Andrea's hands tremble with excitement, she took the bowl from her

hands and served the porridge by herself.

A happy and satisfied look spread over her face while she ate the bread rolls with porridge.

With a tearful smile, Andrea watched as Carla enjoyed her meal. After a few minutes, she said, "Callie,

your father will be transferred from the intensive care unit to the ward later.

According to the doctor's advice, we must ask your father to tell us everything he wants to say while

he's still sane. Otherwise, I'm afraid he won't have the chance to do so in the upcoming weeks.

So, after you finish your breakfast, can you go and see your father again with me?"

Andrea asked while she looked at Carla with expectant eyes.