Love is the Sunshine novel Chapter 162

Carla was too caught up in her thoughts to notice Terence. When she finally noticed his presence, she composed herself and looked at him.

"You... haven't left yet," Carla said softly.

For a moment, all the rage she had in her disappeared. All she could do then was look at the suitcase in her hand.

She intended to return to BH City but things didn't quite turn out the way she wanted them to.

"Rainer, can you please help me with my suitcase?" Carla addressed Rainer as she put her suitcase down.

Rainer nodded, took her suitcase and placed it in the trunk. Then, he turned to her with a gentle smile, "Ms. Carla, forgive me for saying this but please don't be upset with what Mr. Terence said earlier."

In reality, Carla knew Terence well enough to know that those harsh words were not for her.

She looked at the man who had done a lot of things for her that she couldn't even count all of them even if she tried to. All he did earlier was to protect her from his aunt and uncle.

Feeling her eyes on him, Terence turned his eyes on her. Still on his immobile position, he stared at her.

Carla raised her eyebrows and approached him. "Terence, let's talk somewhere quiet," Carla stated.

For the longest time, she had been holding back a lot of her feelings.

It was time for him to know.

Carla was not the kind of girl who can hide her emotions and pretend like everything was fine. But for Terence, she managed to hold it in her for so long.

Today, she decided that she needed to tell him everything!

At that moment, Carla didn't care about picking a fight with him anymore. She would rather end the relationship than stay and suffer more.

Terence went inside the car as a response to Carla's suggestion.

"Rainer, take us to the An's Mansion," Terence plainly ordered.

The An's Mansion was an exclusive property for the members of the An family. They only came to the place for important or confidential meetings, because the place provided a venue for quiet and discreet matters.

The ride to the mansion was silent. Only the car engine and the screeching of tires as it hit the road could be heard. Carla and Terence did not utter a word. If one listened closely, their breaths could be heard. Soon enough, the car stopped in front of the An's Mansion.

The two of them walked towards a small conference room.

Upon entering the said room, Carla went straight for the window. She stared at the view that it allowed as she pondered on how to start the conversation. They kept quiet for a while. Finally, Terence broke the silence. "Alright, what's on your mind?" Terence asked. He sat on the table with his arm crossed and his eyes focused on Carla. However, it seemed like what was outside had caught every bit of her attention. She remained mum and didn't answer his question. Terence took a deep breath and continued with a cold tone, "I told you. I don't like to force people into anything. If you wanted to leave, you just needed to tell me. I would have let you go."

Carla shivered a little. Not knowing whether it was from his words or what, she immediately turned away from the windows and turned to his direction.

"Terence," Carla started.

She then ironically asked, "May I ask you a question?"

Terence had already taken off his sunglasses. He looked at her with a small frown. "Go ahead," Terence replied.

"Is it true that you're still going to end up marrying Bonnie no matter how hard we try and how much effort we put into our relationship?" Carla finally asked.

Their relationship was the kind that had a deadline before they could even start. For the longest time, Carla could hear the clock. 'Tick Tock Tick Tock, ' like a ticking time bomb. There were times when she could ignore it but the time had come when she no longer could. The ticks and tocks were up in her ears. It was deafening. She already knew the answer, but for some reason, she wanted to hear it from him. Whether she wanted to admit it or not, she just really wanted to know if he really cared about her feelings.

"What do you mean?" Terence asked, clearly with confusion on his face.

Carla looked away and sneered, "You know I wouldn't be mad at you without a good reason. And you also know how I feel about you. I trusted our relationship. But everyone kept on telling me that you would marry someone else. It's becoming harder and harder to ignore them. I started to believe what they're saying. I began to wonder..."

Carla was on the edge of tears. She paused to calm herself a little and continued, "I really wanted to believe you. And I did! I tried to believe you even though more often than not, it's hard.

It was one thing to hear it from people that I don't care about. It's completely another thing to hear it from you! I don't know how to continue lying to myself anymore after that."

Carla couldn't hold her emotions anymore. Tears poured out from her eyes without her permission. But still, she managed to say, "I thought we could overcome any differences between us. But, we're just from completely different worlds. You have a villa that overlooks the sea and I... I have nothing."