Carla sat in the car, free of any suspicions on Noah.
What she didn't know was that Noah, who looked like he was driving peacefully had half a mind to kill her. The struggle in Noah's head was completely obscure to her.
She also didn't know that this short journey which she thought to be safe, concealed a great danger she couldn't have imagined.
The danger was specially arranged for her by Noah.
The airbag on the Hummer was specially handled, which was the reason why Noah came so late.
Noah planned for an "accident" to transpire and the moment it does happened, the airbag on Noah's side would pop up safely, but the one on Carla's side would fail to do so.
At that moment, Noah's mind was occupied by the thought that Carla could not meet the Hua Family since Terence was not dead.
Only when Carla was dead can he achieve his ultimate goal—be the legal heir of the Hua Family.
So he came up with a meticulous plan for Carla's death.
And Carla was completely oblivious about it.
She adjusted the stereo equipment in the car, chose her favorite songs and then enjoyed the music.
In fact, Terence had warned her to be careful of Noah before she went out that day.
But in her mind, Noah was the one who saved her life. She had since regarded him as an elder brother. So she didn't think to be mindful with him.
She hummed a familiar song and looked at Noah with a grin. She said, "Noah, I didn't expect you to also like these love songs!"
Carla's words interrupted Noah from his thoughts. He quickly responded with a smile, "If you like these songs, you can enjoy them. I think my subordinates downloaded them. I don't usually pay attention to the music."
"That's wonderful! Thank you," Carla answered. And then she saw her favorite yogurt, drinks and snacks in the back seat. She immediately took one and asked, "Can I drink this one?"
"Of course, it's for you," Noah answered without looking at her.
Carla took a mouthful of the yogurt and smiled contentedly. "Thank you, Noah!" She reached out and pulled at Noah's clothes lightly.
"It's really nice of you to prepare so many drinks and snacks for me!" she grinned.
Noah forced a small smile. In reality, his heart couldn't calm down at all.
Seeing Carla be so carefree and trusting with him, Noah felt extremely guilty.
If he thought deeper, he couldn't actually figure out how he felt about her now.
Back then, he originally had a clear purpose when he first approached her.
But the more he spent time with her, the stronger he was attracted to her. He started to be calm yet at the same time, thrilled whenever he was with her. The gradual change made him think of her from time to time. And even just the thought of her would always change his mood to relaxed and happy.
Before meeting her, he had never experienced those feelings at all.
And whenever he saw her with Terence, he would feel his heart in pain. But he never paid it that much attention.
Especially from the start, when it wasn't that clear and noticeable. But after the accident she encountered in HA City, such feelings only became stronger and stronger.
He was not a man who placed great importance on feelings. Most of the things that he allowed himself to feel were based on his own interests and rights.
But since meeting Carla, the feelings he could control so perfectly was suddenly in shambles.
After a while, Carla's mobile phone rang.
"Hello, Terence..." Carla greeted after picking up the phone.
"Carla, can Noah hear me?" Terence asked. Carla felt a little surprised but she turned the volume down while she took a glance at Noah to see if he heard Terence. Noah just turned to look at her so she smiled at him. "No," Carla addressed Terence on the phone. "Listen to me. You don't have to answer," Terence said calmly. Then, he continued, "I arranged for a car to follow behind yours. If anything happens, just dial the number that I sent to your mobile phone." Carla heard her phone beep and just as he said, a number was sent on her phone.
"You don't need to answer me. Remember what I said. Be careful on the way. Don't sleep,"
Terence firmly told her, worry apparent on his voice.
"I see, I'll remember that," Carla answered.
Although she had no idea why Terence doubted Noah, she still saved the phone number that Terence sent her and made it her number one emergency dial.
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