Carla stayed in a state of ignorance the whole afternoon. She had no idea of what else she could do.
Terence had to leave the house temporarily because there was something urgent that he needed to deal with. Before he left, he arranged for Rainer to stay at home with Carla.
Soon, it was evening.
Unexpectedly, Sophie suddenly told Carla that Andrea just arrived at the Seaview Villa. Carla was shocked because she didn't expect that Andrea would come to pick her up personally.
She panicked because she didn't know how to react to the situation.
When she got downstairs, she saw that Andrea was already sitting in the living room.
"Callie?"
When Andrea saw Carla, who she hadn't seen for several days, she excitedly walked toward her and asked, "Are you feeling well these days? How is your leg? Is it recovering well?
I was extremely worried about you." "Auntie, why are you here?"
Carla asked in a surprised tone. She looked down at her hands which were being held by Andrea.
"The engagement banquet will be held tomorrow. Your dress is already prepared as well. However, I'm not sure if it will suit your taste. You need to get up early tomorrow morning to prepare for the engagement. I'm just worried that you will arrive late for your own engagement banquet," Andrea explained with a smile.
The Hua family was a well-known family in HA City. It hadn't been that long since Carla found out about her real identity. It was only natural that she wouldn't know some important relatives and shareholders. Andrea thought that Carla should at least memorize the persons' names and faces before the engagement banquet.
Andrea gently touched Carla's face with one hand. She actually felt a little disappointed when she heard her daughter call her "Auntie". She decided to just let it go at the moment because as of now, it didn't matter that much. They had more issues that they needed to prioritize. She was willing to wait for the day when Carla would voluntarily call her "Mother".
"Are you saying that you want me to go back to HA City with you tonight?" Carla asked while staring at Andrea in disbelief.
She thought, 'Terence isn't here. I can't leave home right now. I need to wait for him!'
"Yes. I think it is best if we go immediately. I know that it's already dark but if we set out right now, we can arrive in HA City tonight and prepare for tomorrow's engagement banquet before going to bed," Andrea said. When Andrea saw that Carla was hesitating, she patted Carla's hand gently and said, "Callie, I missed you so much. Because of your father's death, I didn't have much free time to chat with you in the past few days."
Andrea continued, "And now those unhappy things finally ended. I would like it very much if you can spend some time with me and accompany me home tonight..."
In the courtyard, Rainer was calling Terence hurriedly.
He knew that Terence was busy with work at that moment but now that Andrea came to pick up Carla in person all of a sudden, he thought that Terence would certainly want to be updated about it immediately. If Carla went back to HA City with her mother, he wouldn't know how to explain it to Terence.
"Hello, Rainer. What's wrong?"
Terence finally answered his phone.
"Mr. Terence, Mrs. Andrea came here in the Seaview Villa! She wants to take Miss Carla back with her. What do you want me to do?" Rainer told Terence everything that had happened in a low voice. He kept on glancing at Andrea who was talking to Carla in the living room.
Terence was stunned for a little while.
He immediately hung up the phone and ran out of the company to head straight home.
"Hello? Hello? Mr. Terence?"
On the other side of the phone, Rainer was in a panic when he heard that Terence hung up the phone on him without responding to his question. He didn't know whether Terence was interrupted by some work or if he decided to come home to solve the problem himself.
Rainer glanced at the living room. He saw that Andrea was still talking to Carla.
Judging from her expressions, Rainer was guessing that Carla was very unwilling to leave. However, Andrea was persuading her patiently.
Rainer got really anxious. He was afraid that Carla would be persuaded to go back to HA City without even saying goodbye to Terence.
"Callie, do you really want me to kneel down and beg?" When Andrea saw that Carla was still very reluctant to go back with her, she decided to guilt Carla into coming with her. There were even tears shimmering in her eyes.
"I know what you're thinking. Please don't forget that you promised your father that you would agree to an engagement with Noah. You need to keep your promise to your deceased father! You are our daughter! You are the Hua family's only daughter. We only have you right now. Do you really want to see our family dissolve into chaos?" Andrea shouted at Carla.
She lowered her head and wiped her tears. Then she continued, "Callie, as your mother, I am begging you for the last time! Your father's will clearly states that your engagement with Noah is very important to our family's future. You should at least be present at your own engagement banquet. I won't ask you to do anything aside from that. Is that okay?"
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