At the entrance of Terence's villa, Nathan and Rainer were helping Carla carry her things to her designated bedroom. Carla took her time to look at the two of them, then on the villa. It had been a long time since the last time she was there. She sighed and turned to look at Terence.
From the moment they left the apartment to the time they arrived at the villa, Carla kept asking him again and again, "Before I get out of the car, I'm saying this for the last time. Have you really thought this through? Do you really want me and my brother to live with you in your house?"
With one arm on her shoulder, Terence replied to her again as they walked towards the villa, "Of course, I have mentioned many times that this is my home. And in the near future, after we get married, it will become our home. You will become the hostess of this house. So, you don't have to live in that small apartment anymore."
Carla became silent for a short while, and then she pointed out, "But it's far from Sean's school. He has to get up thirty minutes earlier than before."
"If he's going to give up thirty minutes of sleep so he can live in a better house, I believe he'll be okay with that," Terence assured her. After entering the villa, he asked his maid to prepare a drink for Carla and bring it upstairs.
Carla didn't say anything. She thought, 'He's putting me at risk little by little. Because if he's kind to me, other women will become jealous which puts me be in a dangerous position.'
Carla's bedroom was between Terence's and Sean's. This time, he didn't force her to sleep in his bedroom. Perhaps, it was because he knew that this time, Carla would live in the house for a long time.
While Carla was still cleaning her bedroom, someone knocked on the door. After she called out, "Come in," the door opened to reveal Rainer.
He turned to Terence and stated, "Mr. Terence, Miss Bonnie is on her way here. Her car will arrive at the villa's area in five minutes."
At that time, Terence was helping Carla hang up her clothes. Upon hearing what Rainer had just said, he turned to look at him.
He whispered to himself, "What is she doing here?"
He closed the cupboard door and rolled down his sleeves. He then turned to Carla and told her, "Carla, you don't have to hide in your bedroom. You have the freedom to roam around in this house."
With a scornful laugh, Carla asked, "Really? Are you sure that I don't have to hide in the rooftop?"
Terence raised his eyebrows at Carla and walked towards her to pinch her chin playfully. Then he responded, "Of course you don't have to. There's no need to be afraid.
But I'm going to announce to the public that you're the one who saved my life in BH City. My elders had always taught me to give back when someone helps me. Therefore, it's only appropriate for you to live here.
In that case, even though my father doesn't approve of it, there's nothing he can do."
After his heartwarming words that seemed to calm and wrap Clara in an embrace, Terence stepped closer to her. Then, he grabbed her waist and planted a kiss on her lips.
Rainer turned away and pretended not to see anything. 'Whenever Miss Carla is here, Mr. Terence becomes so happy that he doesn't even care about showing his true feelings in front of me.
Oh, I almost forgot. Ever since he had installed a camera in Miss Carla's bedroom, he had long forgotten how to spell the word 'shame', ' Rainer distracted himself with thoughts about the two of them.
Carla pinched Terence on the waist to take a peek at Rainer who was awkwardly looking at anywhere but them. She blamed Terence internally, 'Can this man consider self-respect a little?'
"Oh..." Terence cried out a little more than necessary. He looked at Carla with a smile and teasingly asked, "Carla, you've pinched me on my waist so many times. Can you pinch me on another place next time?"
Carla lifted her hand to pinch his face, but she was immediately stopped by his hand. He smiled sweetly as he held her hand and then kissed the back of it.
"Just a minute and I'll be back very soon," Terence told her as pink blushes threatened to appear on her cheeks.
After that, Terence walked towards the door of the bedroom.
Rainer instantly followed him.
When Terence was walking down the stairs, Bonnie had just entered through the villa door.
"Terence..." Bonnie exclaimed. The moment she saw him, Bonnie strode briskly towards him with tears in her beautiful eyes. By the time she stood in front of him, she had already burst into tears. She said, "I am so sorry, Terence.
I apologize for what happened to Carla and her brother. It's all my fault. I made a mistake. I feel really regretful for my impulsive act."
After Bonnie finished talking, something cold rose up in Terence's eyes. He cleverly and silently avoided her hand and walked towards the sofa.
"Please take a seat. We're not in a hurry to talk about it. Leilani, bring me two cups of tea," Terence ordered after calmly gesturing Bonnie to the living room.
Bonnie wiped her watery eyes and sat on the sofa with Terence. She was blaming herself for what happened.
"Terence, I was very angry that day because Carla humiliated me in front of so many people. You have to know that I have never been humiliated like that by anyone. Because of that, I was so angry that I asked someone to find out some information about her.
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