Love is the Sunshine novel Chapter 121

Terence grabbed her arm to stop her. "No, You do deserve it and we can surely continue this relationship." It felt as if someone ripped his heart out of his chest, threw it on the floor and stomped on it.

He walked towards Carla and put his hand on her shoulder to give her reassurance. "I swear, Bonnie means nothing to me. You and my grandfather are the only people that mean the world to me."

Bonnie was nothing compared to Carla.

No matter what Carla chose to do, Terence would stick by what he said. He vowed to never give up on her and never let her go.

Carla attempted to push Terence away, saying, "Please stop. Don't be ridiculous. If you hurt her or mess with her in any way, you know her father will come for you. Trust me, they will haunt you for the rest of your life. You will never have peace if you stay with me.

I know your marriage is only because of the money. If there was no money involved, there would be no engagement."

Terence grabbed Carla and embraced her tightly. She tried to break free but he was stronger than her and held her even tighter. He looked down at her and kissed her forehead. "Please don't punish me. I want you and only you.

When I look at you, I can see our future. I dream about you every night. You know you can see our future too. Don't deny it. You put up this wall to protect yourself and try to shove me out. What do you want from me, Carla?

I know I have issues. Everybody does. Most of this is my fault, but I'm not afraid to admit it. I will make it up to you, I promise. I will prove to you that I am worth it and that I can protect you and Sean." He lifted her chin with his hand and gently pressed his lips on hers. "Carla, I made a lot of mistakes but you definitely weren't one of them. Please forgive me. Will you give me another chance to prove myself?"

Terence grabbed her hand tightly, lifted it to his face and slapped himself with her hand.

He continued to slap himself over and over again, not stopping.

The sound of the slapping echoed through the room.

Carla didn't want to hurt him and couldn't bear to see him getting hurt. She yanked her hand from him and managed to break free from his grip.

"That is enough Terence!" she shouted.

Terence carefully took her hand and gently kissed her red palm. He didn't care that his cheeks were burning.

He could have slapped himself, but using her hand seemed to get the point across better. He wanted her to realize that he needed to be slapped by her as he was the one that made the mistake.

Carla's anger started to subside a little as Terrence kissed her hand.

She closed her eyes and said, "Terence, I will give you another chance but that's final. I am not afraid of Bonnie, but I need to protect my brother, as he is my main priority. If you can't promise me that he will be safe, then we can't continue what we have. I can not put him in harm's way for my own selfish needs."

Terence looked at her with tears in his eyes. "I understand."

Carla's anger completely subsided and her heart softened.

In that exact moment, she realized how much she actually meant to him. She laid her hand on his chest and could feel his racing heartbeat, pounding vigorously. He was petrified of losing her.

The sorrow and neediness in his eyes stabbed her like knives in her heart.

Carla started to relax when she saw how serious Terence was about this.

She glanced at Terence and repeated, "I will not allow my brother to get hurt.

He cannot be touched!"

Terence shifted his gaze from the floor to Carla, his eyes gleamed with excitement and hope.

"Thank you, Carla.

I swear, I will protect Sean with my life. I'll never let anyone hurt him. Carla, I will do my best to protect you too. I won't let any danger come your way. If anyone wants to get to you, they will have to go through me first."

Terence meant every word he said.

He realized he was too soft-hearted sometimes and eventually it would get back to him. His kindness was exactly the reason why he didn't punish Marcus. Terence forgave his brother countless times because he was family. However, he never expected Marcus to take advantage of his kindness.

Marcus hired hitmen to kill him when he was in BH City.