Terence turned around and walked out without a single word. Carla was left in a state of stupefaction, and she couldn't believe what just happened. Huddled up in her seat, she watched his figure slowly fade into the distance. The realization that he was gone brought her back to reality.
This was the first time that he had been really angry with her.
He had a soft spot for Carla and always forgave her.
This time was completely different. She pushed him over the edge and he was really mad at her.
Carla mustered up the strength to get up from her seat and walk out of the club. She looked around to see if she could spot Terence, but he was already gone.
Wade saw the whole situation unroll and obviously, Terence must have said something to him. "Miss Carla, may I take you home?" he asked with concern in his voice.
Carla attempted to force a smile, but she wasn't very good at pretending. She shook her head and said, "No, thank you. I want to walk and clear my head."
"But, Miss Carla..." Wade hesitated. The accident that happened a few days ago remained fresh in his memory. It was only natural for him to feel the way he did. He dared not to leave her alone, not even for a second.
Carla understood his concern, but all she wanted was to be alone. She put her hand on his shoulder to reassure him, "Wade, I will be fine. I'll just walk around the block. You are welcome to follow me if you want."
Saying that, she turned around and strode away. The last thing she wanted to do was go back to the seaside villa. Going back there now would drive her crazy. Carla needed to pull herself together and the only way she could do that was to get some fresh air.
She roamed the streets aimlessly and wondered how everything escalated so fast. Carla strolled past shops that had a lot of interesting commodities but none of them caught her attention. The streets were crowded with people doing their monthly shopping, but yet she still felt so lonely. Her thoughts were consuming her. Carla couldn't help but replay everything over and over in her head.
She tried to block Terence out of her head but failed miserably. Behind her hard exterior shell was a little girl that loved and cared for him the most.
Carla did some research on the Hua family herself. She tried to find out as much information as she could, for his sake. She found out that Bonnie was the only daughter of the Hua family.
If this was true, Terence would have to marry Bonnie in the future, as he admitted himself. Offending Bonnie would do no good to him. Why bother?
And yes, she understood that he had done all those to avenge her on Bonnie.
But he should have been nice to his future wife. Bonnie had done all these out of concern and care for him.
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