Love is the Sunshine

Chapter 341 Nicholas In Hospital

"Please, leave,"

Terence responded faintly, looking at the unfinished document on the table without raising his head.

"Okay, I'm leaving. I mean it. I'm really leaving now,"

Carla said, frowning as she noticed that he wasn't about to raise his head and look at her.

"Okay," Terence said.

"Well, goodbye then!" Carla said angrily.

Terence didn't say anything.

Carla looked at him as she bit her lower lip. She felt a despondency that she couldn't put in words. It

brought home the thought that perhaps all her efforts had been in vain.

She had tired herself out trying to satisfy him as he sat and enjoyed her efforts. But now he was acting

like nothing had happened and barely looked at her as she began to leave.

She wasn't up to take any nonsense from him and really walked towards the door, determined to leave.

But the moment she reached the door, something important sprang to her mind.

So she turned around.

"Umm... Do you have any cash on you?"

Carla asked. And then she saw his wallet on the table. She bent to take it but Terence's hand shot out

to stop her.

He opened his wallet, took out all the cash in it, and put the cash on the table.

"I'll transfer the money to you when I get back," Carla said. She took the cash and shoved it into her

pocket without saying thanks.

She didn't take much cash though. And she also didn't want to power her mobile phone back on

because she knew that Noah and Andrea would call her over and over again. She really didn't want to

talk to them right now.

Therefore, she thought it was convenient to have some cash on her.

She still needed to eat and then take a taxi, so she needed money a little desperately.

And this time, Carla really did exit Terence's office.

Once she left, Terence took a deep breath and rubbed his temples as he leaned back on his chair. He

stared for a long time at the door through which Carla had left.

His gaze shifted to the wallet lying beside him. He opened it and sifted through, and exhaled as he saw

Carla's picture was still well stuffed into it.

He took the picture out of his wallet, opened the drawer and put the picture in there.

"Mr. Terence, I've postponed the meeting for an hour. But do you still want to have the meeting today? I

can cancel it if you like," Rainer asked.

Rainer finally dared to come in a while after Carla left.

"Oh, yes. I'll attend the meeting, of course. And arrange a car for me after the meeting. I'm going to visit

Grandpa,"

Terence said as he checked the time on his watch. 'Good, it's not too late, ' he thought.

Once Carla exited the AJ Building, she went to buy some tonics that were suitable for heart patients

and then headed for the hospital.

She had heard that Nicholas had been hospitalized since long. And he would need to be hospitalized

every time the weather got cold because he had a heart problem.

Carla knew the ward that Nicholas was in. When she approached the ward, she saw Race walking out

and hurried towards him.

"Race, is Grandpa Nicholas in there?" she asked.

"Miss Carla? What brings you here?" Race was surprised to see her.

But he recovered quickly, smiled and said, "Yes, he is in there. He has just taken his medication and

he's resting now."

"Could I go in and see him?" Carla asked tentatively.

"Of course. Let me open the door for you," Race said. Then, he opened the ward door for Carla.

Carla went in, only to see Nicholas sitting up on the hospital bed and reading, his presbyopia glasses

perched on his nose.

"Grandpa?" she called gently, smiling as she saw Nicholas in his blue hospital clothes.

Hearing Carla's familiar voice, Nicholas adjusted his glasses and looked up towards the door. When he

saw Carla framed in the doorway, his face bloomed into a kind smile.

He greeted happily, "Carla, why are you here?"

Carla dumped her belongings on the bedside table, walked up to Nicholas and hugged him. "Why are

you hospitalized yet again? You're not taking care of your health again?" she asked a little sternly.

Nicholas patted her on the shoulder, but shook his head. He smiled as he said, "I'm old. Even if I pay

attention to my health, illness is inevitable."

Carla could feel her eyes pricking with tears and she swiped at them, trying to wipe them away before

she released Nicholas. "No, you're not old!" she retorted.

"You are the most energetic and toughest grandpa I've ever seen. You'll never grow old!"

"Ha-ha! Carla, of course I don't want to die at all. I still want to see my great-grandson that you and

Terence will create for me," Nicholas said mischievously. Upon seeing the expression on her face, he Material © NôvelDrama.Org.

laughed and then patted her on the back of her hand.

Carla recovered from the shock and looked down, concentrating on the sheets of the hospital bed.

"I'm sorry, Grandpa," she said quietly. "I'm sorry..."

Nicholas patted her on the hand again, sighed before he said, "You don't need to say sorry, Carla. I

understand. Circumstances forced you to get engaged to Noah. You had no other choice.

And I've gone through many things that you can't imagine. So I understand your situation very well. I

don't and won't blame you."

Nicholas was so kind to her that she couldn't hold back her tears.

"Carla, you are now the only daughter of the Hua family, which gives you a bigger advantage than

before. But there are more crises than you can imagine. Sometimes there will be things that will be

inevitable."

He paused for a while before continuing, "These advantages and crises make it impossible for you to

make a quick decision because your real identity is involved, along with a lot of things involving the

company or the family. I only hope that you can love Terence the way he loves you. It's rare for him to

fall in love with someone. If you two don't work out, then I'm afraid he'll never again fall in love with

another woman for the rest of his life."

Nicholas looked at her kindly as he said this.

"Carla, don't be confused by things. As long as you keep working hard, you will find one day that the

sun actually shines in front of you when you look up," he said reassuringly.

As his encouragement settled into her, Carla wiped away her tears and said, "Grandpa, I will work

hard. I'll try my best to get rid of Noah and marry Terence as soon as possible! I promise!"

She sniffed, looking up at him and smiling through her tears.

She continued, "You know what, Grandpa Nicholas? My former boss took me to a fortune teller once.

The fortune teller said that I would get married and have children at the age of twenty-four. And that

fortune teller's predictions are said to be very accurate.

I will be twenty-four soon. Maybe next year, you will really be able to see your great-grandson. So you

must take care of your health, okay?"

Nicholas laughed. He never believed in superstition but he didn't refute her at this moment.

He chose to humor her instead. "Okay, I'll wait for the birth of my great-grandson. Now, stop crying.

Every time I'm in hospital, there will always be someone crying in front of me. But I'm always

discharged safely, am I not?

Carla, the doctor has said that as long as I keep myself warm, I'll be around for three to five years. So

don't worry about me. Just follow your own plans!"

Carla smiled and nodded. "Then tell me, Grandpa Nicholas, do you like boys or girls?"

Nicholas blurted out, "Of course girls! There are three sons in the Ans and they've been mischievous all

their lives. I'm tired of that!

Every time I see anybody else's beautiful little granddaughters holding on to their grandpa's neck, I

become really jealous!"

Nicholas said, a smile full of longing taking its place on his face.

"Okay! I promise I'll give you a great-granddaughter no matter what," Carla said earnestly.

"Okay. But Carla, I'll like my great-grandchild irrespective of whether it's a boy or a girl, as long as it's

created by you and Terence," Nicholas said with a laugh.

On the other side, Terence had finished the meeting and was on the way to the hospital.

Not long after, he arrived at the destination.

"Mr. Terence, everything is ready. Shall we go in?" Rainer asked politely as he took everything they

needed.

Terence nodded grimly.

They then headed for the inpatient department.