Love is the Sunshine novel Chapter 227

Carla waited anxiously for another two days.

During those days, she rarely ate or even slept. She kept on dialing Terence's phone number almost every hour but still couldn't get him on the phone.

Carla had begged Theo to help her make some inquiries among his friends. But still, to no avail, there wasn't any word from him. After all, he was far from NF. It would take time for him to receive information.

Carla couldn't stand it anymore. She couldn't just sit there waiting for news without doing anything. She thought and thought for some time, and then decided to ask Terence's grandfather for help. So, she asked the driver to take her to the An's Manor.

She didn't want to disturb Nicholas, but at that moment she thought that she had no other choice.

As the hours passed, she was becoming more and more afraid that Terence might be in great danger.

Soon enough, she arrived at the North Yard.

As soon as she got out of the car, Race came over. "Miss Carla, Mr. Nicholas is resting. Is it an emergency? If it's not that urgent, may I suggest waiting for him in the living room for a while?"

Shaking her head, Carla replied, "Sorry Race, but this is very important. I'm afraid the matter couldn't wait any longer."

It was true, she couldn't wait a second longer or she might actually go crazy.

Seeing how serious Carla was, Race didn't ask any more questions. He gestured Carla to follow him and they headed directly for Nicholas's bedroom.

"Mr. Nicholas, Miss Carla's here to see you," Race said softly as he bowed.

Carla was just behind him, following solemnly. The moment she reached the door, tears pooled in her eyes and she was choked up for a moment.

Immediately noticing Carla's distress, Nicholas asked worriedly, "What's wrong, Carla my dear? Come here and tell me what happened. Was anyone rude to you? Did anyone do you wrong?" When Carla still struggled to respond, he added, "Don't worry. Since Terence isn't here, I'll protect you. I'll never let anyone harm you!"

Seeing Carla crying made him feel really bad and he began to worry about her.

Carla shook her head. She slowly made her way to his bed and kneeled on the floor beside it. She then held his hand and stated, "Grandpa, I haven't been able to reach Terence for three days. I'm really worried about him. I had no other choice but to come here and ask for your help."

Nicholas was unable to speak for a while, trying to process what Carla had just said. "Carla, wh-what, what are you saying? What do you mean you couldn't reach Terence for three days?"

Nicholas thought for a moment before he shouted, "Race! Come in here right now!"

Race immediately took the stairs to Nicholas's room. The moment he heard the man yell, he knew what it was about. In his defense, he didn't inform Nicholas of any bad news since the man was in poor health. He thought that it might not be good for him to stress over a lot of things.

When Race came into the room, he first looked at Carla and then turned to Nicholas. Not wanting to anger the man any further, he quickly stated, "Mr. Nicholas, it's true that Mr. Terence is missing."

Another reason why he didn't want to tell Mr. Nicholas the truth was he thought or was actually hoping that Mr. Terence would contact them very soon. If that was the case, he thought that he didn't have to tell Mr. Nicholas the bad news. And then, he would have saved Mr. Nicholas a lot of unnecessary hours of being worried.

That day would have been the third day that Mr. Terence had gone missing. A part of him knew he couldn't hide it anymore.

It just so happened that Miss Carla came and told Mr. Nicholas about Terence's situation before he could. If Race was being honest, he was actually thankful that she helped him in breaking the news to Mr. Nicholas.

Upon hearing Race's words, Nicholas's eyes went wide and then he took a deep breath with one hand on his chest. "Race, I order you to immediately send our men to NF and search for information about Terence's whereabouts right now. Whatever it takes, you have to get my Terence back to me," he firmly stated.

Nicholas took more deep breaths, trying to calm himself down.

It dawned on him that he must be in good health until Terence was found and would be able to come back.

Then, he turned to Carla and stated, "Carla, you have to relax right now. I sent out my men to find him right away. Please trust me. I'll bring him back to us safe and healthy."

Nicholas promised as he held and patted Carla's hand.

"Grandpa, I..." Carla tried to speak. She had been biting her tongue for quite a while. Then, she outright requested, "Grandpa, can I go with them?"

The moment he heard what she had asked, Nicholas immediately shook his head. "Oh, no, no, no. Absolutely not. That place is really dangerous, especially for girls.

Carla, I'm not going to put you at risk. You just have to trust me. Please believe that Terence will come back safely. Just wait right here in JA City with me, okay?"

Nicholas continued patting her hands. Although he declined her request, Nicholas was actually impressed at how Carla was willing to risk her safety for Terence's sake. If he wasn't before, he was definitely certain then that she loved his grandson with all her heart.

Later that day, Carla had left the North Yard for quite a while but

she was still in a daze. Judging from what Race stated, she was sure then that Terence was indeed missing.