Love is the Sunshine novel Chapter 116

After hearing Carla's words, Terence felt amused as he ended up laughing. Then he turned to stare at Carla who seemed to be a little shy at that moment.

"It is you who trained me to be thick-skinned. You can also ask others to check whether I've chased other women before?"

It was the first time that he had chased a woman, but he was often annoyed by her. Even though he tried to do a lot of things to please her, he was always ignored by her. He had pursued her for almost half a year. Despite that, he didn't even get a chance to make love to her.

At last, they could finally start to be in a steady relationship. They might still have to face many difficulties and have the hard time to go through in the future.

However, Terence wasn't frightened or terrified by the future. He was indeed excited about it.

Thinking of the future which he would lead a happy life with Carla, he was full of hope and strength.

"You are a man of noble birth and have been being admired by others ever since you were a child. Hence, the girls you like may have surely shown their affection for you willingly and you didn't have to chase any of them, of course,"

Carla responded, casually casting an annoyed glance at the ring on Terence's slender middle finger.

The ring was designed for men, with a diamond inserted in the wider area of the ring. The diamond appeared to be sparkling under the light.

To Carla's surprise, Terence's ring looked somewhat similar to the ring which Bonnie wore.

Carla dropped her gaze, pretending not to notice that. Since Terence had been engaged to Bonnie, it was fine for them to wear the rings designed in the same style.

Instinctively, Carla stretched her right hand to touch her left hand without any ring on it. Then she stood up from the sofa and said, "It's getting late. I have to go back to my room to sleep."

"Why do you have to go to bed so early?" Seeing Carla suddenly stand up and make her way to the bedroom, Terence felt confused, wondering why Carla, who looked so energetic until now, got exhausted all of sudden.

After having turned off the TV, Terence also stood up, following her into the bedroom.

Carla just lay down on the bed. She yawned, changed to a comfortable sleeping posture and then pulled the quilt to cover herself. "If you want to stay here, you can sleep on the sofa. After all, you've gotten used to sleeping on it," she blurted out.

Having noticed a visible change in her tone, Terence got faintly suspicious, raising his eyebrows slightly.

After staying by the bedside and staring at her for a while, Terence tried to recall and figure out what had happened within just a few minutes that made Carla annoyed to this extent.

Suddenly, he remembered that her gaze was glued to his hand a while ago.

Seeming to realize something, Terence touched his head and glanced at the ring on his finger. After that, he pulled Carla's quilt aside and lied down beside her.

He reached across her chest and put his hand around her shoulder, whispering in her ear, "Carla, this is not the couple's ring!"

He remembered that when they had a meal today, Bonnie wore the diamond ring which he gave her. He assumed that Carla might have seen Bonnie's ring today, and since she also saw his ring which he wore on his finger now, she might have been under the impression that he and Bonnie wore the couple's rings.

After all, women had natural sharp eyes and could observe everything carefully.

Sometimes, men weren't as careful and cautious as women. They wouldn't notice the details and the intricacies. On the other hand, in a woman's eyes, even a petty thing would attract attention and would be eventually analyzed cautiously.

Keeping her eyes closed, Carla rubbed her arm against Terence's arm and replied, "Well, you don't owe me an explanation regarding it. She is your fiancée, so you have the freedom to do anything you like."

She thought of what Bonnie said today and learned that Bonnie's ring and bracelet were given by Terence. As they had been engaged, it was only normal and a popular custom for Terence to give Bonnie some gifts.

Terence leaned against Carla's ear and spoke in a low voice, "Carla, you can go and check the cabinet of my house. There are a lot of rings like this in there. I casually picked one of those rings to wear before I stepped out today. In fact, the styles of diamond rings are almost similar. The diamond rings in itself, though intricate in design, perhaps appear the same."

"Um..."

Carla murmured, her eyes still closed. She breathed evenly, seeming to fall asleep.

She wasn't that narrow-minded. It wasn't easy to erupt envy from her. Although she felt a bit unhappy when she noticed Terence's ring just a while ago, she was relieved and chose to not think about this matter anymore after hearing his explanation.

Carla felt tired and sleepy, gradually falling asleep in his arms.

"Carla?"

Terence called out her name to no avail as he discovered she had dozed off.

Sighing, he stared at Carla who was peacefully asleep, resting her head on his arm. Being slightly agitated at the turn of events, he took off his ring and casually tossed it to the desk beside the bed.